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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 Cumberland Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cumberland Hills and the surrounding area.
- 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 Cumberland Hills:
- 36.498105, -87.360564
- 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 Cumberland 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Cumberland Hills is near Christian County and also Cheatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham 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 Cumberland Hills
Communities Also Named Cumberland Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Cumberland Hills.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Cumberland Hills.
Beyond Tennessee.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Sumner County
- This Cumberland Hills is located in Sumner County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cumberland Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Cumberland Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cumberland 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.
- Cedarbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Clarksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eastern Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eastern Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Hills
- Endsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Endsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endsville
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Grasslands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grasslands is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasslands
- Greenland Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenland Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Farms
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Kingsbury
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kingsbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Round Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Round Pond is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Pond
- Seven Mile Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seven Mile Ferry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ferry
- Willow Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Cumberland Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cumberland Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cumberland Hills and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Cumberland Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 587 miles [944.7 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 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Cumberland Hills) 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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4981, Longitude: -87.3606 In this case, the coordinates for Cumberland Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.17 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.27 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.86 degrees. |
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