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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 Southern Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southern Heights 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 Southern Heights:
- 36.190371, -83.292113
- 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 Southern 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 Hamblen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
- Since Southern Heights is near Jefferson County and also Grainger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger 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 Southern Heights
Communities Also Named Southern Heights ...
We found three communities that are also named Southern Heights.
Within Tennessee, the name Southern Heights is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Southern Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Southern Heights that is located in Hamblen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Southern Heights.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Southern Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the southwest of the Southern Heights that is located in Hamblen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Southern Heights.
- Washington
- King County
- This Southern Heights is located in King County and lies 2,126 miles [3,421.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Southern Heights that is located in Hamblen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Southern Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southern 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.
- Crockett Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett Ridge is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Ridge
- Eureka Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eureka Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Holly Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holly Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Ridgeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ridgeview is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Roe Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roe Junction is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Junction
- Rolling Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Sulphur Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Tigertown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tigertown is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigertown
- Union Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Heights is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Heights
- Vantage View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vantage View is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage View
How Far From Southern Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Southern Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southern Heights and extending to:
- Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Southern Heights to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Southern Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Southern Heights 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 Southern Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1904, Longitude: -83.2921 In this case, the coordinates for Southern Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.67 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.353 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.212 degrees. |
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