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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 Henshaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Henshaw 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 Henshaw:
    • 36.145659, -82.730149
    • 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 Henshaw
  • 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Henshaw is near Washington County and also Madison 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 Madison 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 Henshaw

Communities Also Named Henshaw ...

We found four communities that are also named Henshaw.

Within Tennessee, the name Henshaw is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Riverside County
      • This Henshaw is located in Riverside County and lies 1,957 miles [3,149.5 km]<1> to the west of the Henshaw that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Henshaw.
    • Iowa
      • Taylor County
      • This Henshaw is located in Taylor County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Henshaw that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Henshaw.
    • Kansas
      • Wallace 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 Kansas community of Henshaw [Wallace County].
    • Kentucky
      • Union County
      • This Henshaw is located in Union County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Henshaw that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Henshaw.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Henshaw ...

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.

  • Bethany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bethany is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Cherrydale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cherrydale is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Green Acres is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Greystone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Greystone is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
  • Heritage Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Hickory Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Holly Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Holly Hills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Horse Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Horse Creek is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pinecrest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pinecrest is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Pleasant Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant View is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
    • Robinson Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Robinson Forest is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Forest
    • Sunnyside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sunnyside is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Twin Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

How Far From Henshaw to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Henshaw once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Henshaw and extending to:

  • Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Henshaw to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 365 miles [587.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Henshaw) 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 Henshaw 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Henshaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Henshaw 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 Henshaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1457, Longitude: -82.7301       In this case, the coordinates for Henshaw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.334 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.961 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.993 degrees.