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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 Sequoia Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sequoia Hills 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 Sequoia Hills:
- 36.097324, -82.873206
- 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 Sequoia Hills
- 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 Sequoia Hills 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 Sequoia Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sequoia Hills ...
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.
- Bright Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Cedar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cherrydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrydale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Derby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greeneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Hickory Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Holly Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Honeys Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Honeys Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeys Hill
- Limestone Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Limestone Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Springs
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Meadowlark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meadowlark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pinecrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Robinson Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Forest is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Forest
- Rockwood Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rockwood Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hill
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Timber Ridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Windy Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Windy Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
How Far From Sequoia Hills 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 Sequoia Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sequoia Hills 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 217 miles [349.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sequoia Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 373 miles [600.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,267 miles [10,085.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sequoia Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sequoia Hills 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 Sequoia Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0973, Longitude: -82.8732 In this case, the coordinates for Sequoia Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.418 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.051 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.065 degrees. |
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