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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:
    • 36.191482, -83.263224
    • 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 Eureka 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 Hamblen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
    • Since Eureka Hills is near Cocke County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cocke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Eureka Hills

Communities Also Named Eureka Hills ...

We found one communities that are also named Eureka Hills.

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

Beyond Tennessee.

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

  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dover is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Holly Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Holly Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Kingswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Kingswood is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Lakeview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Liberty Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Heights is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
  • Roe Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Roe Junction is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Junction
  • Rolling Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Springvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Springvale is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
  • Sulphur Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Tigertown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Tigertown is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigertown
  • Union Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Union Heights is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Heights
  • Vantage View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vantage View is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage View

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:

  • Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Eureka Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 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- Eureka 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 Eureka 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 Eureka Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1915, Longitude: -83.2632       In this case, the coordinates for Eureka Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.653 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.333 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.20 degrees.