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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 Eureka Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eureka 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 Eureka Hills:
    • 35.244795, -84.886057
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Eureka Hills
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Eureka Hills ...

We found one communities that share the name Eureka Hills.

There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Eureka Hills.

Beyond Tennessee.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Hamblen County
      • This Eureka Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eureka Hills that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Eureka Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eureka 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.

  • Arrowhead Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowhead Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
    • Arrowhead Point is located in Bradley County
  • Camelot
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
    • Camelot is located in Bradley County
  • Eureka
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Bradley County
  • Freewill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freewill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewill
    • Freewill is located in Bradley County
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <3>
  • Hickory Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Bradley County
  • Hills and Dales
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills and Dales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
    • Hills and Dales is located in Bradley County
  • Hopewell
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in Bradley County
  • Misty Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misty Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Ridge
    • Misty Ridge is located in Bradley County
  • Mount Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
    • Mount Harmony is located in Bradley County
  • Mountainbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
    • Mountainbrook is located in Bradley County
  • Prospect
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Bradley County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rolling Brook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Brook
      • Rolling Brook is located in Bradley County
    • Rolling Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
      • Rolling Hills is located in Bradley County
    • Royal Oak
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
      • Royal Oak is located in Bradley County
    • Tasso
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tasso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
      • Tasso is located in Bradley County
    • Tasso Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tasso Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso Heights
      • Tasso Heights is located in Bradley County
    • Whisperwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whisperwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood
      • Whisperwood is located in Bradley County

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

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

  • Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies just to the South.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Eureka Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 500 miles [804.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eureka Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bradley County: www.bradleyco.net/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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- Eureka Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eureka Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2448, Longitude: -84.8861       In this case, the coordinates for Eureka Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Eureka Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.606 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.294 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.119 degrees.









 

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