Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bethany Hills:
  • 36.034506, -86.953336
  • 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 Bethany 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Since Bethany Hills is near Davidson County and also Cheatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham 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 Bethany Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bethany 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.

• Forest Home
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Forest Home is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
• Grassland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grassland is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
• Hunters Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hunters Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
• Hunters Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hunters Ridge is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
• Longwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Longwood is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
• Poplar Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Poplar Hills is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
• Red Bud
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Red Bud is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
• River Rest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • River Rest is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rest
• Settlers Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Settlers Point is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Point
• Walnut Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bethany Hills and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Bethany Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 577 miles [928.6 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 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'