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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 Sandhill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandhill 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 Sandhill:
    • 36.022007, -86.542216
    • 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 Sandhill
  • 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
    • Since Sandhill is near Davidson County and also Wilson 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 Wilson 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 Sandhill

Communities Also Named Sandhill ...

We found nine communities that are also named Sandhill.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Sandhill.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Weakley County
      • This Sandhill is located in Weakley County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the west of the Sandhill that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weakley County community of Sandhill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Pamlico 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 North Carolina community of Sandhill [Pamlico County].
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This Sandhill is located in Washington County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sandhill that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sandhill.
    • Ontario
      • This Sandhill lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sandhill that is located in Rutherford County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Dauphin County
      • This Sandhill is located in Dauphin County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandhill that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Sandhill.
      • Monroe County
      • This Sandhill is located in Monroe County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km] to the east northeast of the Sandhill that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Sandhill.
    • Texas
      • Floyd County
      • This Sandhill is located in Floyd County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<1> to the west of the Sandhill that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Sandhill.
      • Hopkins County
      • This Sandhill is located in Hopkins County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km] to the west southwest of the Sandhill that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Sandhill.
    • West Virginia
      • Ritchie County
      • This Sandhill is located in Ritchie County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sandhill that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Sandhill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandhill ...

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.

  • Cherry Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Hills is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hills
  • Cooks Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooks Corner is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
  • Couchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Couchville is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couchville
  • Four Corners ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Four Corners is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Foxland Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Foxland Forest is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Forest
  • Green Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Harbor Isles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Harbor Isles is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Isles
  • Hickory Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Hilltop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hilltop is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Joywood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Joywood is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joywood
  • Lamb
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lamb is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
  • Loafers Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Loafers Corner is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafers Corner
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Neal Circle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Neal Circle is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Circle
    • Ponderosa
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Ponderosa is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Quail Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Rockdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockdale is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Rocksprings
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocksprings is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksprings
    • Rural Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
    • Walnut Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Ridge is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

How Far From Sandhill 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 Sandhill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandhill and extending to:

  • Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sandhill to Murfreesboro, 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 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 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Sandhill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Sandhill 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>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 Sandhill 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 Sandhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0220, Longitude: -86.5422       In this case, the coordinates for Sandhill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.643 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.597 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.621 degrees.