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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 Ponderosa Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ponderosa 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 Ponderosa Hills:
- 36.045358, -84.033524
- 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 Ponderosa 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Ponderosa Hills is near Anderson County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Ponderosa Hills
Communities Also Named Ponderosa Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Ponderosa Hills.
Within Tennessee, the name Ponderosa Hills is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Ponderosa Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Douglas County
- This Ponderosa Hills is located in Douglas County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ponderosa Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Ponderosa Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ponderosa 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.
- Black Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Bull Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bull Run is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Cedar Flats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Flats is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flats
- Cherokee Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Ridge is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ridge
- Cherrybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherrybrook is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrybrook
- Deep Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Creek is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Dry Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dry Gap is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Gap
- Fieldview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fieldview is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldview
- Grand Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Oaks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
- Heather Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heather Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Hidden Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hidden Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Mapleview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleview is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Ridgedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgedale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Shadow Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shadow Wood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
- Treeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Treeville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeville
- Whispering Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Whispering Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
How Far From Ponderosa Hills to ...
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 Ponderosa Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ponderosa Hills and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ponderosa Hills 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,904 miles [7,892.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ponderosa 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 Ponderosa 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 Ponderosa Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0454, Longitude: -84.0335 In this case, the coordinates for Ponderosa Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.113 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.841 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.559 degrees. |
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