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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 Deane Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deane Hill 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 Deane Hill:
- 35.929248, -84.019354
- 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 Deane 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Deane Hill is near Blount County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Deane Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deane 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.
- Cedar Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Countryside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Ebenezer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Echo Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fair Oaks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Galewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Galewood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Gulfwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gulfwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfwood
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hidden Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hidden Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holiday Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Landmark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lyons View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lyons View is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons View
- Marble City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marble City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Mockingbird Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mockingbird Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Ridgedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgedale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Riverbend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverbend is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Rocky Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Stonebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stonebrook is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Suburban Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Suburban Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
- Ten Mile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ten Mile is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Third Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Third Creek is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Creek
- Timberlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Timberlake is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
How Far From Deane Hill 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 Deane Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Deane Hill and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Deane Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,322 miles [10,174.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Deane Hill) 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 Deane 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 Deane Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9292, Longitude: -84.0194 In this case, the coordinates for Deane Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.102 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.812 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.584 degrees. |
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