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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 Happy Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Happy Hill 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 Happy Hill:
- 35.370910, -86.996672
- 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 Happy 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 Giles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
- Since Happy Hill is near Maury County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Happy Hill
Communities Also Named Happy Hill ...
We found four communities that are also named Happy Hill.
Within Tennessee, the name Happy Hill is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Happy Hill is located in Etowah County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Happy Hill that is located in Giles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Happy Hill.
- Washington County
- This Happy Hill is located in Washington County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the south southwest of the Happy Hill that is located in Giles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Happy Hill.
- California
- San Luis Obispo County
- This Happy Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 1,908 miles [3,070.6 km]<1> to the west of the Happy Hill that is located in Giles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of Happy Hill.
- Texas
- Johnson County
- This Happy Hill is located in Johnson County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Happy Hill that is located in Giles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Happy Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Happy 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.
- Big Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Brick Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Church is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church
- Cornersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cuba is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Diana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Diana is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
- Globe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Krapp Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Krapp Spring is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krapp Spring
- Lynnville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Rich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Riversburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riversburg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversburg
- Scribner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Waco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
How Far From Happy 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 Happy Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Happy Hill and extending to:
- Pulaski, which is the Seat of Giles County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Happy Hill to Pulaski, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,187 miles [11,566.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,063 miles [8,148.1 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 from Point A (ie- Happy 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 Happy 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 Happy Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3709, Longitude: -86.9967 In this case, the coordinates for Happy Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.895 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.797 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.967 degrees. |
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