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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 Hillsboro Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillsboro Acres and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hillsboro Acres:
- 35.975063, -86.880835
- 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 Hillsboro 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Since Hillsboro Acres is near Davidson County and also Cheatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham 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 Hillsboro Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillsboro 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.
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Deerwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deerwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Forest Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Fountainhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fountainhead is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
- Foxland Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foxland Hall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Hall
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grassland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grassland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Highgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Highgate is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Hunters Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Hill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
- Indian Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Landings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Landings is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings
- Liberty Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Magnolia Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Place is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Poplar Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
- Rebel Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rebel Meadows is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Meadows
- River Rest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- River Rest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rest
- Rolling Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Rivers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rolling Rivers is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Rivers
- Royal Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Settlers Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Settlers Point is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Point
- Walnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hillsboro Acres and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Hillsboro Acres to Nashville, with an average speed<3> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hillsboro Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9751, Longitude: -86.8808 In this case, the coordinates for Hillsboro Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.85 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.829 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.777 degrees. |
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