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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 Honeys Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Honeys Hill 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 Honeys Hill:
    • 36.157602, -82.832653
    • 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 Honeys Hill
  • 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Honeys Hill is near Washington County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Honeys Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Honeys Hill ...

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.

  • Cedar Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Cherrydale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cherrydale is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
  • Derby ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Derby is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Greeneville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Heritage Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Hickory Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Holly Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Holly Hills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Meadowlark
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Meadowlark is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
  • Pinecrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Pinecrest is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Robinson Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Robinson Forest is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Forest
  • Rockwood Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockwood Hill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hill
  • Sunnyside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyside is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Windy Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Windy Hills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills

How Far From Honeys Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Honeys Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Honeys Hill and extending to:

  • Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Honeys Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 369 miles [593.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,262 miles [10,077.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Honeys Hill) 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 Honeys Hill 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 Honeys Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1576, Longitude: -82.8327       In this case, the coordinates for Honeys Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.395 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.033 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.032 degrees.