Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rock Hill Park:
  • 36.573159, -82.244302
  • 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 Rock Hill Park

• 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Since Rock Hill Park is near Carter County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Rock Hill Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Hill Park ...

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.

• Cedar Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Cross
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cross is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
• Driftwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Driftwood is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
• Earheart ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Earheart is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earheart
• Hill Country
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hill Country is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country
• Leonardtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Leonardtown is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
• Maple Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Maple Hill is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Sugarville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sugarville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarville
• Sunny Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunny Brook is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
• Sunny Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sunny Hills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
• Tennessee Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Tennessee Hills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Hills
• Valley Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Valley Hills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
• Walnut Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
• Windy Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Windy Hill is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rock Hill Park and extending to:

• Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rock Hill Park to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'