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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 Raven Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raven Hill 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 Raven Hill:
- 36.397809, -83.472424
- 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 Raven 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
- Since Raven Hill is near Grainger County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Raven Hill
Communities Also Named Raven Hill ...
We found one communities that are also named Raven Hill.
Within Tennessee, the name Raven Hill is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Raven Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This Raven Hill is located in Cumberland County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Raven Hill that is located in Claiborne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Raven Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Raven 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.
- Bald Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bald Point is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Point
- Beans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Chittum
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chittum is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittum
- Evans Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Howard Quarter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Quarter is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Quarter
- Idol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Idol is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol
- Lone Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mason Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Springs
- Murphy Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Mill
- Rock Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Haven is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Thorn Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Williams Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill
- Williams Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Springs
How Far From Raven Hill 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 Raven Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Raven Hill and extending to:
- Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Raven Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Raven Hill) 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 Raven Hill 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 Raven Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3978, Longitude: -83.4724 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.781 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.51 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.229 degrees. |
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