Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lake Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Hills
- 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 Lake Hills:
- 35.412578, -86.199712
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lake 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Since Lake Hills is near Bedford County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lake Hills ...
We found seven communities that share the name Lake Hills.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Lake Hills.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Hamilton County
- This Lake Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lake Hills that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Lake Hills.
- Hamilton County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Lake County
- This Lake Hills is located in Lake County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the north of the Lake Hills that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Lake Hills.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Lake Hills is located in Carroll County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lake Hills that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Lake Hills.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Lake Hills is located in Davis County and lies 1,442 miles [2,320.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake Hills that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Lake Hills.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Lake Hills is located in Albemarle County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lake Hills that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Lake Hills.
- Fairfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Lake Hills [Fairfax County].
- Washington
- King County
- This Lake Hills is located in King County and lies 2,016 miles [3,244.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lake Hills that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Lake Hills.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake 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.
- Black Jack
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Coffee County
- Bobs Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobs Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Cross Roads
- Bobs Cross Roads is located in Coffee County
- Cascade Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Flowertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown
- Flowertown is located in Coffee County
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Johnstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Normandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Normandy is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normandy <4>
- Plainview Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Heights
- Plainview Heights is located in Coffee County
- Roseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Royal Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Sevenmile Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sevenmile Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Hill
- Sevenmile Hill is located in Coffee County
- Willow Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
How Far From Lake 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 Lake Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Hills and extending to:
- Manchester, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Lake Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 558 miles [898 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Coffee County: www.coffeecountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lake Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4126, Longitude: -86.1997 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lake Hills could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Lake Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.408 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.241 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.622 degrees. |