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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.
- 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:
- 36.500326, -87.301396
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Beacon Hills is near Cheatham County and also Robertson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson 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 ...
- Hamblen County
- This Beacon Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the east of the Beacon Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Beacon Hills.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Beacon Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the south of the Beacon Hills that is located in Montgomery 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 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Beacon Hills that is located in Montgomery 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 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beacon Hills that is located in Montgomery 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 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the east of the Beacon Hills that is located in Montgomery 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 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the east of the Beacon Hills that is located in Montgomery 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.
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eastern Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eastern Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Hills
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Grasslands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grasslands is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasslands
- Greenland Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenland Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Farms
- Kingsbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kingsbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- River Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- River Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
- Rotary Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rotary Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotary Hills
- Rudolphtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rudolphtown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolphtown
- Seven Mile Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Seven Mile Ferry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ferry
- Shady Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shady Bluff is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bluff
- Swan Lake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Willow Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Beacon Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Beacon Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 584 miles [939.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,150 miles [11,506.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beacon Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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: 36.5003, Longitude: -87.3014 In this case, the coordinates for Beacon Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.133 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.228 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.833 degrees. |
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