Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hill Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hill Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hill Town
- 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 Town:
- 35.769235, -87.141396
- 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 Hill Town
- 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 Maury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Maury County
- Since Hill Town is near Williamson County and also Hickman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- eBird sighting report for Hickman 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hill Town ...
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.
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Cartersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Maury County
- Chartersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Fly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Gordon Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Ferry
- Gordon Ferry is located in Maury County
- Jones Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
- Kinderhook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinderhook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Kinderhook is located in Maury County
- Lick Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
- Loco ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Mayberry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Mill Seat
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - New Flys Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Flys Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
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- Poplar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Poplar Creek is located in Maury County
- Sawdust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Maury County
- Water Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Maury County
- Poplar Creek
How Far From Hill Town 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 Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hill Town and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Maury County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hill Town to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hill Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hill Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hill Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7692, Longitude: -87.1414 In this case, the coordinates for Hill Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Hill Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.003 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.976 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.936 degrees. |