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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 Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hill Town 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 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Hill Town

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)
    • Boston is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Cartersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cartersville is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Chartersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chartersville is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
  • Fly
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fly is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
  • Gordon Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordon Ferry is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Ferry
  • Jones Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
  • Kinderhook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kinderhook is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Lick Creek ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
  • Loco ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Loco is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
  • Mayberry ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayberry is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
  • Mill Seat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill Seat is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
  • New Flys Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • New Flys Village is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Poplar Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Poplar Creek is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
    • Sawdust
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Sawdust is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
    • Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Water Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Water Valley is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley

How Far From Hill Town 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 Town 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 Town and extending to:

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Maury County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hill Town to Columbia, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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. 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 Town 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 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).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.003 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.976 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.936 degrees.