Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blue Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blue Hill
- 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 Blue Hill:
- 35.810346, -85.913042
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Blue 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Blue Hill is near Cannon County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cannon County
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Blue Hill ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Blue Hill.
Within Tennessee, the name Blue Hill is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Kansas
- Maine
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Blue Hill #
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=35.810346&lon=-85.913042&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Blue Hill.
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Blue Hill lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blue Hill that is located in Warren County.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Blue Hill is located in Delaware County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blue Hill that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Blue Hill.
- Snyder County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Blue Hill [Snyder County].
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue 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.
- Bluewing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Centertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Cross Roads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Cannon County
- Daylight
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Earleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleyville
- Earleyville is located in Warren County
- Flatwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Half Acre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Lucky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Mount Ararat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ararat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ararat
- Mount Ararat is located in Cannon County
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Cannon County
- Sugar Tree Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Tree Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Knob
- Sugar Tree Knob is located in Cannon County
How Far From Blue Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Blue Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blue Hill and extending to:
- McMinnville, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Hill to McMinnville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 531 miles [854.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,996 miles [8,040.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blue Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Blue Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8103, Longitude: -85.9130 In this case, the coordinates for Blue Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Blue Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blue Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Blue Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.248 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.113 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.405 degrees. |