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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 Howard Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howard Hill 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 Howard Hill:
- 36.556211, -82.583764
- 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 Howard 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Howard Hill is near Hawkins County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Howard Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Howard 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.
- Beartown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Cartersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersville is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cherokee Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Cloud Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cloud Ford is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Ford
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfields is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Greenvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Kingsport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Larkspur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Larkspur is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lewis Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lewis Lane is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Lane
- Long Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Lynn Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lynn Garden is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Garden
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Seven Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Oaks is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
How Far From Howard Hill 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 Howard 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 Howard Hill and extending to:
- Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Howard Hill to Blountville, 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 234 miles [376.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 343 miles [552 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 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 '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- Howard 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 Howard 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 Howard Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5562, Longitude: -82.5838 In this case, the coordinates for Howard Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.249 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.923 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.815 degrees. |
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