Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pond Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pond Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pond Hill

• 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 Pond Hill:
  • 35.551740, -84.614936
  • 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 Pond Hill

• 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 McMinn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn County
  • Since Pond Hill is near Meigs County and also Loudon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon 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 Pond Hill

Communities Also Named Pond Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Pond Hill.

Within Tennessee, the name Pond Hill is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Pond Hill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Luzerne County
    • This Pond Hill is located in Luzerne County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pond Hill that is located in McMinn County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Pond Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pond Hill ...

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.

• Clearwater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearwater is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
• Cute ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cute is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
• Erie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Erie is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Idlewild
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Idlewild is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Marshall Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall Hill is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Hill
• Mount Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mount Harmony is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
• Regret ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Regret is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regret
• Riddles Store
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Riddles Store is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddles Store
• Rogers Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogers Creek is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Creek
• Surprise
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Surprise is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
• Union Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Grove is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
• Walnut Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Pond Hill 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 Pond Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Athens, which is the Seat of McMinn County, lies just to the South.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pond Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 476 miles [766 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,075 miles [11,386.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,951 miles [7,967.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'