Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Howell Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howell Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Howell Hill

• 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 Howell Hill:
  • 35.063716, -86.518581
  • 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 Howell 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Howell Hill is near Madison County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore 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 Howell Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Howell 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.

• Crystal Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Highland Rim
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Highland Rim is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Rim
• Liberty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Liberty is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Lincoln
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Park City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Park City is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Park City
  • From Howell Hill to Park City
• Pleasant Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Prospect
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Prospect is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Rolling Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Roper Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Roper Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Ferry
• Three Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Three Oaks is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks

How Far From Howell 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 Howell Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Howell Hill and extending to:

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Howell Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 585 miles [941.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,055 miles [8,135.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'