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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 East Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Hill 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 East Hill:
    • 35.064799, -85.575244
    • 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 East 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Since East Hill is near Dade County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dade County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 East Hill

Communities Also Named East Hill ...

We found seven communities that are also named East Hill.

Within Tennessee, the name East Hill is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of East Hill [Hartford County].
    • Florida
      • Escambia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of East Hill [Escambia County].
    • New York
      • Tompkins County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of East Hill [Tompkins County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lycoming County
      • This East Hill is located in Lycoming County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the East Hill that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of East Hill.
    • Quebec
      • This East Hill lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the East Hill that is located in Marion County.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This East Hill is located in King County and lies 2,059 miles [3,313.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the East Hill that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of East Hill.
    • Wisconsin
      • Marathon County
      • This East Hill is located in Marathon County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the East Hill that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marathon County community of East Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East 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.

  • Ebenezer
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ebenezer is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Gardenhires Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gardenhires Ferry is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenhires Ferry
  • Glover Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Glover Hill is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Hill
  • Halls Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Halls Ferry is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
  • Jasper
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ladds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ladds is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds
  • Mineral Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mineral Springs is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Nickajack ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Nickajack is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickajack
  • Shellmound ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Shellmound is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
  • Vulcan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Vulcan is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

How Far From East Hill 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 East Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Hill and extending to:

  • Jasper, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from East Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 East Hill 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 East 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 East Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0648, Longitude: -85.5752       In this case, the coordinates for East Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.015 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.739 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.446 degrees.