Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hill Country, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hill Country and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hill Country

• 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 Country:
  • 36.579826, -82.264303
  • 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 Country

• 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Since Hill Country is near Carter County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Country

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hill Country ...

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.

• Cross
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cross is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
• Driftwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Driftwood is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
• Earheart ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Earheart is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earheart
• Leonardtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Leonardtown is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
• Maple Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Maple Hill is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Rock Hill Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rock Hill Park is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Park
• Sugarville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sugarville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarville
• Sunny Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunny Brook is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
• Sunny Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sunny Hills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
• Tennessee Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tennessee Hills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Hills
• Valley Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Hills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
• Walnut Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
• Windy Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Windy Hill is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

How Far From Hill Country to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Country to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hill Country and extending to:

• Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hill Country to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 327 miles [526.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'