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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 Boxwood Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boxwood Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Boxwood Hills:
    • 35.900635, -84.134637
    • 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 Boxwood 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Since Boxwood Hills is near Blount County and also Loudon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon 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 Boxwood Hills

Communities Also Named Boxwood Hills ...

We found one communities that are also named Boxwood Hills.

Within Tennessee, the name Boxwood Hills is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Boxwood Hills in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Boxwood Hills is located in Roanoke County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Boxwood Hills that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Boxwood Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boxwood 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.

  • Ball Camp
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ball Camp is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Camp
  • Cedar Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Springs is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Ebenezer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ebenezer is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Fox Den
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fox Den is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
  • Gulf Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gulf Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park
  • Gulfwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gulfwood is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfwood
  • Hickory Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Woods is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
  • Kingsgate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsgate is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
  • Pine Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Springs is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
  • Plum Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Plum Creek is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
  • Robinson Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Robinson Crossroads is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Station West
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Station West is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station West
    • Suburban Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Suburban Hills is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
    • Sweet Briar
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sweet Briar is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
    • Ten Mile
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Ten Mile is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
    • Trails End
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Trails End is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
    • Twin Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Twin Springs is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
    • Woodland Trace
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Woodland Trace is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trace

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boxwood Hills and extending to:

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Boxwood Hills to Knoxville, with an average speed<2> 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 148 miles [238.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 440 miles [708.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Boxwood Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Boxwood 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 Boxwood Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9006, Longitude: -84.1346       In this case, the coordinates for Boxwood Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.171 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.887 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.639 degrees.