Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cascade Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cascade Hollow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cascade Hollow
- 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 Cascade Hollow:
- 35.44375, -86.249954
- 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 Cascade Hollow
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Cascade Hollow is near Coffee County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- eBird sighting report for Moore 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cascade Hollow ...
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.
- Black Jack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Coffee County
- Bobs Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobs Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Cross Roads
- Bobs Cross Roads is located in Coffee County
- Bottle Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bottle Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottle Hollow
- Bottle Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Busy Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Flowertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown
- Flowertown is located in Coffee County
- Hillcrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Hilltop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Normandy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Normandy is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normandy <2>
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- Plainview Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Heights
- Plainview Heights is located in Coffee County
- Raysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Roseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Sevenmile Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sevenmile Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Hill
- Sevenmile Hill is located in Coffee County
- Union Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Union Ridge is located in Bedford County
- Willow Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Plainview Heights
How Far From Cascade Hollow to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cascade Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cascade Hollow and extending to:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cascade Hollow to Shelbyville, with an average speed<4> 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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 559 miles [899.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cascade Hollow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cascade Hollow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cascade Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4438, Longitude: -86.2500 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cascade Hollow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.44 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.283 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.636 degrees. |