Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Scenic Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scenic Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Scenic 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 Scenic Heights:
- 35.197861, -86.098596
- 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 Scenic 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Scenic Heights is near Coffee County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- eBird sighting report for Moore 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 Scenic Heights ...
We found five communities that share the name Scenic Heights.
Within Tennessee, the name Scenic Heights is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Scenic Heights is located in Etowah County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south of the Scenic Heights that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Scenic Heights.
- California
- Tuolumne County
- This Scenic Heights is located in Tuolumne County and lies 1,892 miles [3,044.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Scenic Heights that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Scenic Heights.
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Scenic Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Scenic Heights that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Scenic Heights.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Scenic Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Scenic Heights that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Scenic Heights.
- Indiana
- Perry 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 Indiana community of Scenic Heights [Perry County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scenic 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.
- Asia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Greenhaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Gum Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Keith Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keith Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Springs
- Keith Springs is located in Franklin County
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Franklin County
- Rockledge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County
How Far From Scenic Heights 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 Scenic Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scenic Heights and extending to:
- Winchester, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Scenic 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 560 miles [901.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scenic Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincotn.us/
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 from Point A (ie- Scenic Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scenic Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1979, Longitude: -86.0986 In this case, the coordinates for Scenic 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 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 Scenic 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 Scenic 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 313.338 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.13 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.631 degrees. |