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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 Rural Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rural 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 Rural Hill:
- 36.111525, -86.527526
- 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 Rural 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Since Rural Hill is near Davidson County and also Rutherford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford 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 Rural Hill
Communities Also Named Rural Hill ...
We found four communities that are also named Rural Hill.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Rural Hill.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Davidson County
- This Rural Hill is located in Davidson County and lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rural Hill that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Rural Hill.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Hamilton County
- This Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rural Hill that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Rural Hill.
- Mississippi
- Winston County
- This Rural Hill is located in Winston County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rural Hill that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Rural Hill.
- New York
- Jefferson County
- This Rural Hill is located in Jefferson County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rural Hill that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rural Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rural 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.
- Centralville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centralville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralville
- Cherry Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hills
- Clearview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clearview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Couchville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Couchville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couchville
- Denny Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Denny Hills is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Hills
- Four Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Gertrude ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gertrude is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
- Lynn Christie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Mount Juliet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Ponderosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ponderosa is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rural Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Sandhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Settlers Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Settlers Knob is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Knob
How Far From Rural Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rural Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rural Hill and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rural Hill to Lebanon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rural Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rural 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 Rural Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1115, Longitude: -86.5275 In this case, the coordinates for Rural Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.637 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.602 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.593 degrees. |
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