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 ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Aspen Hill

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Aspen Hill

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Giles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
  • Since Aspen Hill is near Limestone County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County

• 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Aspen Hill

Communities Also Named Aspen Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named 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)
  • Crescent View is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent View
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Goodspring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Goodspring is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspring
• Green Acres
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Green Field
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Field is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
• Lesters
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lesters is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
• Liberty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Minnow Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Minnow Ford is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnow Ford
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Poplar Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• Prospect
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Prospect is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <2>
• Sugartree Ford
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sugartree Ford is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree Ford

How Far From Aspen Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'