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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 Suburban Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Suburban Hills 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 Suburban Hills:
    • 35.914803, -84.067967
    • 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 Suburban 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Since Suburban Hills is near Blount County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Suburban Hills

Communities Also Named Suburban Hills ...

We found two communities that are also named Suburban Hills.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Suburban Hills.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Suburban Hills in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • McMinn County
      • This Suburban Hills is located in McMinn County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Suburban Hills that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Suburban Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Montgomery County
      • This Suburban Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Suburban Hills that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Suburban Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Suburban 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.

  • Ball Camp
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ball Camp is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Camp
  • Blue Grass
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Blue Grass is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
  • Cedar Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cedar Springs is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Countryside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Countryside is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Ebenezer
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ebenezer is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Echo Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Echo Valley is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
  • Fox Fire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fox Fire is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
  • Galewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Galewood is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
  • Green Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Green Valley is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Gulf Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gulf Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park
  • Gulfwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Gulfwood is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfwood
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hickory Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Hills is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Landmark
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Landmark is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
    • Meadowbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Pine Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pine Springs is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
    • Rocky Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Hill is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
    • Spanish Trails
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Spanish Trails is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trails
    • Stonebrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Stonebrook is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
    • Ten Mile
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Ten Mile is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
    • Trails End
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Trails End is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End

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

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

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Suburban Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Suburban Hills) 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 Suburban 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 Suburban Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9148, Longitude: -84.0680       In this case, the coordinates for Suburban Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.131 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.843 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.608 degrees.