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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 Heritage Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heritage Hills 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 Heritage Hills:
    • 35.722028, -83.967126
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Heritage Hills
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Heritage Hills ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Heritage Hills.

There are three communities within Tennessee that are also named Heritage Hills.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Bradley County
      • This Heritage Hills is located in Bradley County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the southwest of the Heritage Hills that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Heritage Hills.
    • Greene County
      • This Heritage Hills is located in Greene County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Heritage Hills that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Heritage Hills.
    • Hamilton County
      • This Heritage Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Heritage Hills that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Heritage Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Heritage Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Heritage Hills that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Heritage Hills.
    • Colorado
      • Douglas County
      • This Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Heritage Hills that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Heritage Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Troup County
      • This Heritage Hills is located in Troup County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Heritage Hills that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Heritage Hills.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Heritage Hills is located in Frederick County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Heritage Hills that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Heritage Hills.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Heritage Hills is located in Prince George's County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km] to the east northeast of the Heritage Hills that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Heritage Hills.
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Heritage Hills that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Heritage Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This Heritage Hills is located in Caldwell County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the east of the Heritage Hills that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Heritage Hills.
    • Ohio
      • Carroll County
      • This Heritage Hills is located in Carroll County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Heritage Hills that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Heritage Hills.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Heritage Hills [Allegheny County].
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Heritage Hills is located in Anderson County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Heritage Hills that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Heritage Hills.
      • Lexington County
      • This Heritage Hills is located in Lexington County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the southeast of the Heritage Hills that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Heritage Hills.
    • Texas
      • Travis 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 Texas community of Heritage Hills [Travis County].
    • Virginia
      • Frederick County
      • This Heritage Hills is located in Frederick County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Heritage Hills that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Heritage Hills.
      • Lynchburg City
      • This Heritage Hills is located in Lynchburg City and lies 284 miles [457.1 km] to the east northeast of the Heritage Hills that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Heritage Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heritage Hills ...

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.

  • Bent Tree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bent Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
    • Bent Tree is located in Blount County
  • Bestview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bestview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestview
    • Bestview is located in Blount County
  • Blockhouse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
    • Blockhouse is located in Blount County
  • Cherokee Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
    • Cherokee Heights is located in Blount County
  • Cherokee Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
    • Cherokee Park is located in Blount County
  • Clover Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
    • Clover Hill is located in Blount County
  • Everett Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Heights
    • Everett Heights is located in Blount County
  • Forest Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
    • Forest Glen is located in Blount County
  • Green Meadow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
    • Green Meadow is located in Blount County
  • Green Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Green Valley is located in Blount County
  • Greenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Blount County
  • Maryville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Meadowbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
      • Meadowbrook is located in Blount County
    • Mountain Trace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Trace
      • Mountain Trace is located in Blount County
    • Rockgardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockgardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
      • Rockgardens is located in Blount County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
    • Sixmile
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
      • Sixmile is located in Blount County
    • Summit Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
      • Summit Hills is located in Blount County
    • Sunset View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
      • Sunset View is located in Blount County
    • Twelve Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelve Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
      • Twelve Oaks is located in Blount County

How Far From Heritage Hills 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 Heritage Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the North.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Heritage Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 439 miles [706.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heritage Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Blount County: www.korrnet.org/blountco/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heritage Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heritage Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7220, Longitude: -83.9671       In this case, the coordinates for Heritage Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Heritage Hills 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Heritage Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.067 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.742 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.618 degrees.




 

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