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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 Pine Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pine Hills:
    • 36.124506, -85.527755
    • 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 Pine 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
    • Since Pine Hills is near White County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Pine Hills

Communities Also Named Pine Hills ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Pine Hills.

There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Pine Hills.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Roane County
      • This Pine Hills is located in Roane County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pine Hills that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Pine Hills.
    • Washington County
      • This Pine Hills is located in Washington County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Hills that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Pine Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Pine Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pine Hills that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Pine Hills.
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This Pine Hills is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,096 miles [3,373.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Hills that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Pine Hills.
      • San Diego County
      • This Pine Hills is located in San Diego County and lies 1,773 miles [2,853.4 km] to the west of the Pine Hills that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Pine Hills.
    • Florida
      • Lake County
      • This Pine Hills is located in Lake County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pine Hills that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Pine Hills.
      • Orange County
      • This Pine Hills is located in Orange County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km] to the south southeast of the Pine Hills that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Pine Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Coweta County
      • This Pine Hills is located in Coweta County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the south of the Pine Hills that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Pine Hills.
      • Hall County
      • This Pine Hills is located in Hall County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the southeast of the Pine Hills that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Pine Hills.
      • Oconee County
      • This Pine Hills is located in Oconee County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the southeast of the Pine Hills that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Pine Hills.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Pine Hills is located in Cecil County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Hills that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Pine Hills.
    • Texas
      • Bastrop County
      • This Pine Hills is located in Bastrop County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Hills that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bastrop County community of Pine Hills.
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • This Pine Hills is located in Raleigh County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Hills that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Pine Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine 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.

  • Ditty
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ditty is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
  • Dry Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dry Valley is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Green Acres is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Heathwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Heathwood is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
  • Honeybrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Honeybrook is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeybrook
  • Huntland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntland is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
    • Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
  • Laurel Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel Park is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Peekville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Peekville is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekville
  • Pleasant View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant View is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Quality Estates
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Quality Estates is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality Estates
  • Sun Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sun Valley is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Tanglewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Tanglewood is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Wildwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Wildwood is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Pine Hills 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 Pine Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Hills and extending to:

  • Cookeville, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Pine Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 502 miles [807.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,375 miles [10,259.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Hills) 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 Pine 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 Pine Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1245, Longitude: -85.5278       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.023 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.897 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.164 degrees.