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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 Beverly Heights:
36.091726, -86.712220
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.
We found nine communities that share the name Beverly Heights.
Within Tennessee, the name Beverly Heights is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Muscogee County
This Beverly Heights is located in Muscogee County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Beverly Heights that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Beverly Heights.
Oconee County
This Beverly Heights is located in Oconee County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the southeast of the Beverly Heights that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Beverly Heights.
Richmond County
This Beverly Heights is located in Richmond County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km] to the east southeast of the Beverly Heights that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Beverly Heights.
North Carolina
Iredell County
This Beverly Heights is located in Iredell County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the east of the Beverly Heights that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Beverly Heights.
Pennsylvania
Berks County
This Beverly Heights is located in Berks County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beverly Heights that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Beverly Heights.
Lebanon County
This Beverly Heights is located in Lebanon County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the east northeast of the Beverly Heights that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Beverly Heights.
Virginia
Campbell County
This Beverly Heights is located in Campbell County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beverly Heights that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Beverly Heights.
Pittsylvania County
This Beverly Heights is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km] to the east of the Beverly Heights that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Beverly Heights.
Salem City
This Beverly Heights is located in Salem City and lies 374 miles [601.9 km] to the east northeast of the Beverly Heights that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Beverly Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beverly Heights ...
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.
Bakertown (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Beverly Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beverly Heights and extending to:
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies just to the northwest (NW).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Beverly Heights to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,018 miles [8,075.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beverly Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beverly Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0917, Longitude: -86.7122 In this case, the coordinates for Beverly Heights 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 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 Beverly Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.75 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.73 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.677 degrees.