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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 Hampton Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hampton Heights 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 Hampton Heights:
    • 35.063407, -85.293569
    • 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 Hampton Heights
  • 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Since Hampton Heights is near Marion County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Hampton Heights

Communities Also Named Hampton Heights ...

We found six communities that are also named Hampton Heights.

Within Tennessee, the name Hampton Heights is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Hampton Heights is located in Muscogee County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the south of the Hampton Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Hampton Heights.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Hampton Heights is located in Calvert County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hampton Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Hampton Heights.
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This Hampton Heights is located in Caldwell County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hampton Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Hampton Heights.
    • Ontario
      • This Hampton Heights lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hampton Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Hampton Heights is located in Greenville County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the east of the Hampton Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Hampton Heights.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha 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 West Virginia community of Hampton Heights [Kanawha County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampton Heights ...

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.

  • Bushtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bushtown is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
  • Cherokee Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee Woods is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
  • Colonial Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Dale Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dale Acres is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Acres
  • Elder Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Elder Mountain is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Mountain
  • Forestdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Forestdale is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Fountain Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
  • Galaxy Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Galaxy Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy Heights
  • Indian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Kings Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Lake Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
  • Mountain Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain Ridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Oak Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Oak Grove is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Orchard Knob
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
    • Pan Gap
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pan Gap is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pan Gap
    • Poindexter Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Poindexter Heights is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Heights
    • Quail Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Red Bank
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Regency Place
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Regency Place is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
    • Ridgedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
    • Ridgeside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Riverside Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Riverside Park is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Riverview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Riverview is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Rollingwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Rollingwood is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Ruby Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ruby Falls is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Falls
    • Signal Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
    • Spring Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Spring Valley is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Valley Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village

How Far From Hampton Heights 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 Hampton Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Hampton Heights to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hampton Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hampton Heights 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hampton Heights 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 Hampton Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0634, Longitude: -85.2936       In this case, the coordinates for Hampton Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.845 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.543 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.331 degrees.