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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 Hideaway Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hideaway Hills 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 Hideaway Hills:
- 35.660349, -84.815223
- 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 Hideaway Hills
- 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 Rhea County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea County
- Since Hideaway Hills is near Meigs County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane 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 Hideaway Hills
Communities Also Named Hideaway Hills ...
We found three communities that are also named Hideaway Hills.
Within Tennessee, the name Hideaway Hills is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Hideaway Hills is located in Lauderdale County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hideaway Hills that is located in Rhea County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Hideaway Hills.
- Mississippi
- Panola County
- This Hideaway Hills is located in Panola County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hideaway Hills that is located in Rhea County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Hideaway Hills.
- Ohio
- Hocking County
- This Hideaway Hills is located in Hocking County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hideaway Hills that is located in Rhea County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of Hideaway Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hideaway 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.
- Forest Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forest Grove is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ideal Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ideal Valley is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal Valley
- Iron Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Lorraine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lorraine is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Mars Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Peakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peakland is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakland
- Pinhook Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pinhook Ferry is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Ferry
- Slabtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Slabtown is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Spring City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
How Far From Hideaway 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 Hideaway Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hideaway Hills and extending to:
- Dayton, which is the Seat of Rhea County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hideaway Hills to Dayton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 482 miles [775.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hideaway Hills) 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 Hideaway Hills 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 Hideaway Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6603, Longitude: -84.8152 In this case, the coordinates for Hideaway Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.576 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.318 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.984 degrees. |
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