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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 Lebanon Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lebanon Heights 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 Lebanon Heights:
- 35.575072, -87.023616
- 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 Lebanon Heights
- 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 Maury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
- Since Lebanon Heights is near Marshall County and also Giles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Giles 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 Lebanon Heights
Communities Also Named Lebanon Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Lebanon Heights.
Within Tennessee, the name Lebanon Heights is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Lebanon Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Lebanon Heights is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the east of the Lebanon Heights that is located in Maury County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Lebanon Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lebanon Heights ...
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.
- Bookers Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bookers Ferry is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookers Ferry
- Creek Side
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Creek Side is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Side
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Dukes Store ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dukes Store is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Store
- Field Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Field Crest is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crest
- Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Holland Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holland Ford is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Ford
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Idlewild
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewild is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Rock Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rolling Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Fields is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
- Royal Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Royal Oaks is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Union Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
How Far From Lebanon Heights 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 Lebanon Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lebanon Heights and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Maury County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Lebanon Heights to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 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 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,179 miles [11,553.5 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>'
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 from Point A (ie- Lebanon Heights) 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 Lebanon Heights 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 Lebanon Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5751, Longitude: -87.0236 In this case, the coordinates for Lebanon Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.921 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.855 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.931 degrees. |
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