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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 Beacon Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beacon Hills 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 Beacon Hills:
    • 36.167590, -83.423506
    • 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 Beacon Hills
  • 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 Hamblen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
    • Since Beacon Hills is near Jefferson County and also Grainger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger 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 Beacon Hills

Communities Also Named Beacon Hills ...

We found six communities that are also named Beacon Hills.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Beacon Hills.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Montgomery County
      • This Beacon Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the west of the Beacon Hills that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Beacon Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Beacon Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beacon Hills that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Beacon Hills.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Beacon Hills is located in Duval County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Beacon Hills that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Beacon Hills.
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • This Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beacon Hills that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Beacon Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This Beacon Hills is located in Caldwell County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the east of the Beacon Hills that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Beacon Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Beacon Hills is located in Roanoke County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beacon Hills that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Beacon Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beacon Hills ...

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.

  • Alpha
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Alpha is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Bluegrass
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bluegrass is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass
  • Fox Den
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fox Den is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Green Acres is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hunters Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Kathy Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Kathy Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathy Hills
  • Meadowview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Meadowview is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Panther Creek ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Panther Creek is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Creek
  • Panther Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Panther Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Hills
  • Panther Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Panther Lake is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Lake
  • Pleasant view
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pleasant view is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant view
  • Point Seven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Point Seven is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Seven
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rock Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
    • Seven Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Smokerise
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Smokerise is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
    • Wilderness Shores
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Wilderness Shores is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Shores
    • Willow Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Springs is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

How Far From Beacon Hills 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 Beacon Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Beacon Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beacon Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Beacon Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beacon Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1676, Longitude: -83.4235       In this case, the coordinates for Beacon Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.748 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.44 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.273 degrees.