Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in College Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to College Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for College Hills
- 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 College Hills:
- 36.180659, -82.758207
- 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 College 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since College Hills is near Washington County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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 College Hills ...
We found seven communities that share the name College Hills.
Within Tennessee, the name College Hills is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This College Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the southwest of the College Hills that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of College Hills.
- Colorado
- Adams County
- This College Hills is located in Adams County and lies 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the College Hills that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of College Hills.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This College Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the College Hills that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of College Hills.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This College Hills is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the College Hills that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of College Hills.
- Baltimore County
- This College Hills is located in Baltimore County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km] to the northeast of the College Hills that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of College Hills.
- Ohio
- Greene 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 Ohio community of College Hills [Greene County].
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This College Hills is located in Dane County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the College Hills that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of College Hills.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near College 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.
- Cherrydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrydale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Cherrydale is located in Greene County
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Greene County
- Heritage Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Heritage Hills is located in Greene County
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Greene County
- Holly Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Hills is located in Greene County
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Robinson Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Forest
- Robinson Forest is located in Greene County
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From College 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 College Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in College Hills and extending to:
- Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from College Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 365 miles [587.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for College Hills. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- College Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in College Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1807, Longitude: -82.7582 In this case, the coordinates for College Hills 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 College Hills 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> | 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. |
| <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 College Hills 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 311.351 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.985 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.995 degrees. |