Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Southern Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southern Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Southern Hills
- 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 Hills:
- 35.590072, -87.034172
- 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 Southern 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 Maury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Maury County
- Since Southern Hills is near Marshall County and also Giles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- eBird sighting report for Giles 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 Southern Hills ...
We found five communities that share the name Southern Hills.
Within Tennessee, the name Southern Hills is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Jackson County
- This Southern Hills is located in Jackson County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Southern Hills that is located in Maury County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Southern Hills.
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Southern Hills is located in Caddo Parish and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Southern Hills that is located in Maury County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Southern Hills.
- Ohio
- Clark 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 Ohio community of Southern Hills [Clark County].
- Montgomery County
- This Southern Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Southern Hills that is located in Maury County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Southern Hills.
- Virginia
- Roanoke City
- This Southern Hills is located in Roanoke City and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Southern Hills that is located in Maury County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Southern Hills.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southern 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.
- Bookers Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bookers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookers Ferry
- Bookers Ferry is located in Maury County
- Creek Side
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Side have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Side
- Creek Side is located in Maury County
- Field Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crest
- Field Crest is located in Maury County
- Idlewild
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in Maury County
- Rolling Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
- Rolling Fields is located in Maury County
- Royal Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Royal Oaks is located in Maury County
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Union Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Maury County
How Far From Southern Hills 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 Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southern Hills and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Maury County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Southern Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 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 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,179 miles [11,553.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Southern Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Southern Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Southern Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5901, Longitude: -87.0342 In this case, the coordinates for Southern Hills 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 Southern Hills 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 Southern Hills 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 313.928 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.866 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.932 degrees. |