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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 Holston Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holston Hills 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 Holston Hills:
- 35.998973, -83.839348
- 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 Holston Hills
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Holston Hills is near Hamilton County and also Sevier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier 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 Holston Hills
Communities Also Named Holston Hills ...
We found two communities that are also named Holston Hills.
There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Holston Hills.
Beyond Tennessee.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Hamblen County
- This Holston Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Holston Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Holston Hills.
- Sullivan County
- This Holston Hills is located in Sullivan County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Holston Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Holston Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holston Hills ...
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.
- Beverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Forks of the River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forks of the River is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of the River
- Greenway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Island Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Island Home is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
- John Sevier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- Kings Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
- Loveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loveland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Marbledale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marbledale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbledale
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mule Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mule Hollow is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Hollow
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Park City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Park City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Ruggles Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ruggles Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Ferry
- Spring Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spring Place is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Place
- Whittle Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whittle Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittle Springs
How Far From Holston Hills 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 Holston Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holston Hills and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Holston Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 423 miles [680.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,898 miles [7,882.6 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Holston Hills) 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 Holston Hills 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 Holston Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9990, Longitude: -83.8393 In this case, the coordinates for Holston Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.995 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.699 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.491 degrees. |
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