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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 Plainview Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plainview 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 Plainview Heights:
- 35.350913, -86.193600
- 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 Plainview 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Since Plainview Heights is near Franklin County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Plainview Heights
Communities Also Named Plainview Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Plainview Heights.
Within Tennessee, the name Plainview Heights is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Plainview Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Plainview Heights is located in Greenville County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the east of the Plainview Heights that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Plainview Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plainview 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.
- Black Jack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Bobs Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bobs Cross Roads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Cross Roads
- Cascade Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Flowertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flowertown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown
- Hillcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Johnstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Normandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Raysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Raysville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
- Sevenmile Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sevenmile Hill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Hill
- Turkey Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Creek is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Willow Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Plainview 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 Plainview Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plainview Heights and extending to:
- Manchester, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Plainview Heights to Manchester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 560 miles [901.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,029 miles [8,093.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Plainview Heights) 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 Plainview 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 Plainview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3509, Longitude: -86.1936 In this case, the coordinates for Plainview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.402 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.226 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.634 degrees. |
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