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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 Hidden Hollow Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hidden Hollow Estates 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 Hidden Hollow Estates:
- 35.987569, -84.919397
- 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 Hidden Hollow Estates
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Hidden Hollow Estates is near Morgan County and also Fentress County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fentress 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 Hidden Hollow Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden Hollow Estates ...
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.
- Bowling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowling is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling
- Cherry Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherry Branch is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Branch
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Crab Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crossville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daddys Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Daddys Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daddys Creek
- Henry Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Henry Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Ford
- Highland View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland View is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Hillcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Homestead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Lake Pomeroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Meadowview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadowview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meridian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meridian is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Otter Creek Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Otter Creek Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Junction
- Potter Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Potter Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Ford
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Slate Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Hidden Hollow Estates 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 Hidden Hollow Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hidden Hollow Estates and extending to:
- Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hidden Hollow Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 476 miles [766 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,946 miles [7,959.8 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hidden Hollow Estates) 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 Hidden Hollow Estates 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 Hidden Hollow Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9876, Longitude: -84.9194 In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Hollow Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.648 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.447 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.943 degrees. |
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