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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Rockwood Hill.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rockwood Hill:
    • 36.128435, -82.860430<1>
    • 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 Rockwood 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Rockwood Hill is near Cocke County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cocke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Rockwood Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockwood 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.

  • Cedar Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cedar Hill is also located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Cherrydale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherrydale is also located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
  • Derby ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Derby was located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Green Acres is also located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Greeneville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Hills is also located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Holly Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Hills is also located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Honeys Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Honeys Hill is also located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeys Hill
  • Meadowlark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Meadowlark is also located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mount Pleasant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is also located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Pinecrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinecrest is also located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Robinson Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Robinson Forest is also located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Forest
    • Sunnyside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sunnyside is also located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Timber Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Timber Ridge is also located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Windy Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Windy Hills is also located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills

How Far From Rockwood 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 included the distance from a community such as Rockwood Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Rockwood Hill and extending to:

  • Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rockwood Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,850 miles [7,805.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Rockwood Hill:
     Decimal: 36.12843, -82.860430
     DDMMSS: 36° 7' 42", -82° 51' 37"
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Rockwood Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rockwood 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 Rockwood Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1284, Longitude: -82.8604       In this case, the coordinates for Rockwood Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.411 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.047 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.051 degrees.