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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 Hill Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hill Acres 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 Hill Acres:
    • 35.167296, -84.812998
    • 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 Hill Acres
  • 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 Bradley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
    • Since Hill Acres is near Polk County and also McMinn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn 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 Hill Acres

Communities Also Named Hill Acres ...

We found two communities that are also named Hill Acres.

Within Tennessee, the name Hill Acres is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Hill Acres is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,515 miles [2,438.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hill Acres that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hill Acres.
      • Weber County
      • This Hill Acres is located in Weber County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km] to the west northwest of the Hill Acres that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Hill Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hill Acres ...

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.

  • American Heritage
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • American Heritage is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Heritage
  • Arrowhead Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Arrowhead Point is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
  • Foxfire
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Foxfire is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Heritage Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Peach Orchard
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Peach Orchard is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
  • Rolling Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rolling Brook is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Brook
  • Royal Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Royal Oak is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Tasso
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Tasso is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
  • Tasso Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Tasso Heights is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso Heights
  • Twin Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
  • Whisperwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Whisperwood is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood

How Far From Hill Acres 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 Hill Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies just to the West.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hill Acres to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 499 miles [803.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hill Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hill Acres 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 Hill Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1673, Longitude: -84.8130       In this case, the coordinates for Hill Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.559 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.229 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.108 degrees.