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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 Brier Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brier Hill 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 Brier Hill:
    • 35.363689, -87.366405
    • 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 Brier 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Since Brier Hill is near Maury County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Brier Hill

Communities Also Named Brier Hill ...

We found four communities that are also named Brier Hill.

Within Tennessee, the name Brier Hill is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Brier Hill is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brier Hill that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Brier Hill.
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This Brier Hill is located in Mahoning County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brier Hill that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Brier Hill.
    • Ontario
      • This Brier Hill lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brier Hill that is located in Lawrence County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Brier Hill is located in Fayette County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brier Hill that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Brier Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brier 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.

  • Brace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Brace is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace
  • Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Center is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Flatwoods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Henryville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Henryville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
  • Park Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
  • Red Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Hill is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Rockquarry ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rockquarry is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockquarry
  • Summertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Three Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Three Oaks is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks

How Far From Brier 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 Brier Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Brier Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 618 miles [994.6 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 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 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 from Point A (ie- Brier 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 Brier 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 Brier Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3637, Longitude: -87.3664       In this case, the coordinates for Brier Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.123 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.058 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.125 degrees.