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36.333439, -82.381808
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We found 25 communities that share the name North Hills.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named North Hills.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Tennessee ...
Knox County
This North Hills is located in Knox County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of North Hills.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Lee County
This North Hills is located in Lee County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of North Hills.
California
Los Angeles County
This North Hills is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,027 miles [3,262.1 km]<1> to the west of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of North Hills.
Delaware
New Castle County
This North Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of North Hills.
Georgia
Floyd County
This North Hills is located in Floyd County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of North Hills.
Illinois
Lake 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 Illinois community of North Hills [Lake County].
Maryland
Cecil County
This North Hills is located in Cecil County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of North Hills.
Harford County
This North Hills is located in Harford County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km] to the northeast of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of North Hills.
New York
Nassau County
This North Hills is located in Nassau County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of North Hills.
North Carolina
Guilford County
This North Hills is located in Guilford County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of North Hills.
Rockingham County
This North Hills is located in Rockingham County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the east of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of North Hills.
Wake County
This North Hills is located in Wake County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the east of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of North Hills.
Ohio
Hocking 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 Ohio community of North Hills [Hocking County].
Washington County
This North Hills is located in Washington County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of North Hills.
Pennsylvania
Montgomery County
This North Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of North Hills.
Northumberland County
This North Hills is located in Northumberland County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km] to the northeast of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of North Hills.
York County
This North Hills is located in York County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km] to the northeast of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of North Hills.
South Carolina
Greenville County
This North Hills is located in Greenville County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the south of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of North Hills.
Pickens County
This North Hills is located in Pickens County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of North Hills.
Spartanburg County
This North Hills is located in Spartanburg County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the south southeast of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of North Hills.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This North Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,613 miles [2,595.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of North Hills.
Virginia
Bedford County
This North Hills is located in Bedford County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of North Hills.
Roanoke County
This North Hills is located in Roanoke County and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of North Hills.
West Virginia
Monongalia County
This North Hills is located in Monongalia County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of North Hills.
Wood County
This North Hills is located in Wood County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the north northeast of the North Hills that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of North Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.
Camelot (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 North Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Hills and extending to:
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from North Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
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).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3334, Longitude: -82.3818 In this case, the coordinates for North 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 North 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 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.
<5>
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 North Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.127 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.751 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.796 degrees.