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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.

  • 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hideaway 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 Hideaway Hills ...

We found three communities that share the name Hideaway Hills.

Within Tennessee, the name Hideaway Hills is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another three communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Forest Grove is located in Meigs County
  • Grandview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Grandview is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <3>
  • Ideal Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal Valley
    • Ideal Valley is located in Rhea County
  • Iron Hill ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
    • Iron Hill is located in Rhea County
  • Lorraine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Lorraine is located in Rhea County
  • Mars Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mars Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Mars Hill is located in Rhea County
  • Peakland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakland
    • Peakland is located in Meigs County
  • Pinhook Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinhook Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Ferry
    • Pinhook Ferry is located in Meigs County
  • Slabtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slabtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Slabtown is located in Rhea County
  • Spring City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolf Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
    • Wolf Creek is located in Rhea County

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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hideaway Hills) to Point B.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).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hideaway Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.576 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.318 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.984 degrees.









 

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