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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.

  • 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 Cumberland Hills:
    • 36.280052, -86.583329
    • 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 Sumner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
    • Since Cumberland Hills is near Wilson County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 ...
    • Montgomery County
      • This Cumberland Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cumberland Hills that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery 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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedarbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarbrook is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
  • Cherokee Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cherokee Woods is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
  • Greenlawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenlawn is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
  • Harbor View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Harbor View is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Indian Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Indian Forest is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Forest
  • Indian Lake Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Lake Farms is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Farms
  • Indian Lake Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Indian Lake Forest is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Forest
  • Meadowvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadowvale is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
  • Panorama Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Panorama Harbor is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Harbor
  • Rockland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockland is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rosewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosewood is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Scottish Highlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Scottish Highlands is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
  • Woodlake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Woodlake is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

How Far From Cumberland 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 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:

  • Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cumberland Hills to Gallatin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cumberland 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 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: 36.2801, Longitude: -86.5833       In this case, the coordinates for Cumberland Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.678 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.673 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.576 degrees.