Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in River Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for River Heights
- 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 River Heights:
- 35.220081, -88.313095
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on River 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Since River Heights is near McNairy County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McNairy County
- eBird sighting report for Chester 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named River Heights ...
We found six communities that share the name River Heights.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named River Heights.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Maury County
- This River Heights is located in Maury County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the River Heights that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of River Heights.
- Maury County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This River Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the River Heights that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of River Heights.
- Illinois
- Saline County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of River Heights [Saline County].
- North Carolina
- Carteret County
- This River Heights is located in Carteret County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the east of the River Heights that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of River Heights.
- Ontario
- This River Heights lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the River Heights that is located in Hardin County.
- Utah
- Cache County
- This River Heights is located in Cache County and lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the River Heights that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of River Heights.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near River 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.
- Box Elder
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Bucktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Economy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Hickory Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flats
- Hickory Flats is located in McNairy County
- Hookers Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hookers Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookers Bend
- Hookers Bend is located in Hardin County
- Mays Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Ferry
- Mays Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Mud Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Nelsons Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsons Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Nixon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Walkertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Walkertown is located in Hardin County
How Far From River Heights 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 River Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in River Heights and extending to:
- Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from River Heights to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,251 miles [11,669.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,126 miles [8,249.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for River Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- River Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in River Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2201, Longitude: -88.3131 In this case, the coordinates for River Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that River Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 River Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.703 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.708 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.559 degrees. |