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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 Bible Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bible Hill 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 Bible Hill:
- 35.703123, -88.143926
- 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 Bible 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since Bible Hill is near Henderson County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Bible Hill
Communities Also Named Bible Hill ...
We found one communities that are also named Bible Hill.
Within Tennessee, the name Bible Hill is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Bible Hill in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Bible Hill lies 1,458 miles [2,346.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bible Hill that is located in Decatur County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bible 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.
- Cherokee Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Heights is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Christian Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Christian Chapel is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Chapel
- Five Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Hickory Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hickory Forks is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forks
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hydro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hydro is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Parsons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Yellow Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yellow Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
How Far From Bible Hill 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 Bible Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bible Hill and extending to:
- Decaturville, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Bible 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 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bible Hill) 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 Bible Hill 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 Bible Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7031, Longitude: -88.1439 In this case, the coordinates for Bible Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.623 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.683 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.381 degrees. |
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