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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 Gravelly Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gravelly 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 Gravelly Hills:
- 35.828969, -84.132413
- 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 Gravelly 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 Gravelly Hills is near Knox County and also Loudon 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 Loudon 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 Gravelly Hills
Communities Also Named Gravelly Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Gravelly Hills.
Within Tennessee, the name Gravelly Hills is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Gravelly Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Saint Mary's County
- This Gravelly Hills is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gravelly Hills that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Gravelly Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gravelly 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.
- Blue Grass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Grass is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Cactus Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cactus Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Cove
- Castaway Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Castaway Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castaway Cove
- Disco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Disco is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Fox Den
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Den is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
- Henrys Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Henrys Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Ferry
- Kingsgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsgate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Louisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mahoney Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoney Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoney Mill
- Middle Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Settlement is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Settlement
- Miser Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Miser Station is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miser Station
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pine Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Pumpkin Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Shady Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Waterhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterhaven is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhaven
- Woodland Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodland Trace is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trace
How Far From Gravelly 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 Gravelly Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gravelly Hills and extending to:
- Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gravelly Hills to Maryville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 443 miles [712.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,918 miles [7,914.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Gravelly Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Gravelly 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 Gravelly Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8290, Longitude: -84.1324 In this case, the coordinates for Gravelly Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.168 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.874 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.657 degrees. |
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