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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 Fox Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fox Hills 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 Fox Hills:
- 35.872304, -83.987407
- 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 Fox 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Fox Hills is near Knox County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Fox Hills
Communities Also Named Fox Hills ...
We found four communities that are also named Fox Hills.
Within Tennessee, the name Fox Hills is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Fox Hills is located in Cook County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fox Hills that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Fox Hills.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Fox Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fox Hills that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Fox Hills.
- New York
- Richmond County
- This Fox Hills is located in Richmond County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fox Hills that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Fox Hills.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Fox Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,546 miles [2,488 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fox Hills that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Fox Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox 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.
- Airport Plaza
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Airport Plaza is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Plaza
- Arrowhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Galewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Galewood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Henrys Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Henrys Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Ferry
- Hickory Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Little River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little River is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Littlebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Littlebrook is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrook
- Lyons View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lyons View is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons View
- Mentor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mentor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Mimosa Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mimosa Heights is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Heights
- Mockingbird Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mockingbird Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverbend is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rivertrace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rivertrace is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertrace
- Rocky Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Waters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rocky Waters is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Waters
- Timberlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Topside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
How Far From Fox Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fox Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fox Hills and extending to:
- Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fox Hills 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 7 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 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Fox 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 Fox 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 Fox Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8723, Longitude: -83.9874 In this case, the coordinates for Fox Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.082 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.781 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.586 degrees. |
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