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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Aspen Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aspen Hill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Aspen Hill:
    • 35.100637, -87.003896
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Aspen Hill
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Aspen Hill ...

We found one communities that share the name Aspen Hill.

Within Tennessee, the name Aspen Hill is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Aspen Hill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Aspen Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Aspen Hill that is located in Giles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Aspen Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aspen Hill ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Crescent View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent View
    • Crescent View is located in Giles County
  • Five Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Giles County
  • Goodspring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodspring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspring
    • Goodspring is located in Giles County
  • Green Acres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Giles County
  • Green Field
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
    • Green Field is located in Giles County
  • Lesters
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
    • Lesters is located in Giles County
  • Liberty
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Giles County
  • Minnow Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnow Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnow Ford
    • Minnow Ford is located in Giles County
  • Oak Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Giles County
  • Poplar Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
    • Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
  • Prospect
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sugartree Ford
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugartree Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree Ford
    • Sugartree Ford is located in Giles County

How Far From Aspen Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Aspen Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Aspen Hill and extending to:

  • Pulaski, which is the Seat of Giles County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Aspen Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 608 miles [978.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aspen Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Giles County: www.gilescounty-tn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aspen Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aspen Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1006, Longitude: -87.0039       In this case, the coordinates for Aspen Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Aspen Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.887 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.749 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.031 degrees.









 

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