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we pass this GPS location for Green Hills:
36.103670, -86.816666
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We found eighteen communities that share the name Green Hills.
There are four communities within Tennessee that are also named Green Hills.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Tennessee ...
Hamilton County
This Green Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Green Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Green Hills.
Maury County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Green Hills [Maury County].
Putnam County
This Green Hills is located in Putnam County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the east of the Green Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Green Hills.
Tipton County
This Green Hills is located in Tipton County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Green Hills.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Limestone County
This Green Hills is located in Limestone County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the south of the Green Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Green Hills.
Tuscaloosa County
This Green Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the south southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Green Hills.
Florida
Bay County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Green Hills [Bay County].
Miami-Dade County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Green Hills [Miami-Dade County].
Georgia
Hall County
This Green Hills is located in Hall County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Green Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Green Hills.
Walker County
This Green Hills is located in Walker County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the southeast of the Green Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Green Hills.
Maryland
Calvert County
This Green Hills is located in Calvert County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Green Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Green Hills.
Frederick County
This Green Hills is located in Frederick County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km] to the east northeast of the Green Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Green Hills.
New York
Chautauqua County
This Green Hills is located in Chautauqua County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Green Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Green Hills.
Ohio
Greene County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Green Hills [Greene County].
Oregon
Multnomah County
This Green Hills is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,966 miles [3,164 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Green Hills.
Pennsylvania
Delaware County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Green Hills [Delaware County].
Washington County
This Green Hills is located in Washington County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Green Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Green Hills.
South Carolina
Greenville County
This Green Hills is located in Greenville County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Green Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Green Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green 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.
Berry Hill (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Green Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Hills and extending to:
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Green Hills to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Green Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1037, Longitude: -86.8167 In this case, the coordinates for Green Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Green Hills 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.
<3>
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.
<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 Green 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 313.816 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.807 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.719 degrees.