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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 Denny Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Denny 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 Denny Hills:
    • 36.210888, -86.525828
    • 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 Denny 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
    • Since Denny Hills is near Davidson County and also Sumner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner 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 Denny Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Denny 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Centralville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Centralville is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralville
  • Clearview
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Clearview is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Green Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Green Hill is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Greenlawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenlawn is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
  • Harbor View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbor View is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Hillview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hillview is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
  • Hunters Store
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hunters Store is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Store
  • Indian Lake Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Lake Farms is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Farms
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lynn Christie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
      • Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
    • Mount Juliet
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Settlers Knob
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Settlers Knob is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Knob
    • Tulip Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Tulip Grove is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Grove
    • Woodlake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlake is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

How Far From Denny 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 Denny Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Denny Hills and extending to:

  • Lebanon, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Denny Hills to Lebanon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Denny Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Denny 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 Denny Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2109, Longitude: -86.5258       In this case, the coordinates for Denny Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.64 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.619 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.568 degrees.