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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 Liberty Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Liberty Hills 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 Liberty Hills:
- 35.920341, -86.830556
- 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 Liberty 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Since Liberty Hills is near Davidson County and also Maury County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Maury 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 Liberty Hills
Communities Also Named Liberty Hills ...
We found three communities that are also named Liberty Hills.
Within Tennessee, the name Liberty Hills is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Allen County
- This Liberty Hills is located in Allen County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Liberty Hills that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Liberty Hills.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Liberty Hills is located in Charleston County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Liberty Hills that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Liberty Hills.
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- This Liberty Hills is located in Wood County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Liberty Hills that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Liberty Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Liberty 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.
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Crockett Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Springs
- Cross Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cross Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highgate is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Indian Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Indian Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Landings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Landings is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings
- Magnolia Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Place is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Mudsink
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mudsink is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsink
- Rebel Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rebel Meadows is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Meadows
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Redwing Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Redwing Farms is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing Farms
- Riverview Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverview Park is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
- Rolling Rivers
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rolling Rivers is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Rivers
- Royal Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Springview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springview is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Walnut Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Liberty 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 Liberty Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Liberty Hills and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Liberty Hills to Nashville, 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 five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 574 miles [923.8 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Liberty Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Liberty Hills 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 Liberty Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9203, Longitude: -86.8306 In this case, the coordinates for Liberty Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.817 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.783 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.768 degrees. |
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