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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 Hemlock Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hemlock Park 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 Hemlock Park:
    • 36.502880, -82.504315
    • 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 Hemlock Park
  • 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Since Hemlock Park is near Washington County and also Hawkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins 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 Hemlock Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hemlock Park ...

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.

  • Applewalk Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Applewalk Park is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewalk Park
  • Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Eden Ridge is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
  • Fordtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
  • Fox Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fox Run is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Greenfields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenfields is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
  • Hemlock
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hillcrest is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Historic Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Historic Hills is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Historic Hills
  • Kingsport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lake Crest is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
  • Long Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Island is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Mystic Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mystic Valley is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Valley
    • Pettyjohn Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pettyjohn Mill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Mill
    • Quail Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Quail Creek is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
    • Riverview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverview is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Rock Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Springs is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Royal Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Royal Pines is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
    • Scenic Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Scenic Woods is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
    • Summer Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Summer Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
    • Summersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Summersville is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
    • Sunnyside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunset Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Wahoo ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo

How Far From Hemlock Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hemlock Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hemlock Park and extending to:

  • Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hemlock Park to Blountville, 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 238 miles [383 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hemlock Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hemlock Park 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 Hemlock Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5029, Longitude: -82.5043       In this case, the coordinates for Hemlock Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.201 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.86 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.797 degrees.