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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 Halls Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Halls Hill 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 Halls Hill:
    • 35.869788, -86.234992
    • 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 Halls Hill
  • 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
    • Since Halls Hill is near Cannon County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cannon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Halls Hill

Communities Also Named Halls Hill ...

We found two communities that are also named Halls Hill.

Within Tennessee, the name Halls Hill is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Halls Hill lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Halls Hill that is located in Rutherford County.
    • Virginia
      • Arlington County
      • This Halls Hill is located in Arlington County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Halls Hill that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Halls Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Halls Hill ...

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.

  • Double Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Double Springs is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Fieldcrest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fieldcrest is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
  • Hardscrabble
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Cannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Oregon ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oregon is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Pleasant View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant View is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Porterfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Porterfield is located in Cannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
  • Quail Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Quail Run is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Readyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverwood is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
  • Twin Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Springs is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
  • Two Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Two Hills is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Hills

How Far From Halls Hill 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 Halls Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the West.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Halls Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Halls Hill) 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 Halls Hill 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 Halls Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8698, Longitude: -86.2350       In this case, the coordinates for Halls Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.448 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.351 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.527 degrees.