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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:
    • 35.410629, -84.677438
    • 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 Suburban Hills
  • 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 Suburban Hills ...

We found two communities that share the name Suburban Hills.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Knox County
      • This Suburban Hills is located in Knox County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Suburban Hills that is located in McMinn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Suburban Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Montgomery County
      • This Suburban Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Suburban Hills that is located in McMinn 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.

  • Cedar Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
    • Cedar Springs is located in McMinn County
  • Clearwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in McMinn County
  • Double Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
    • Double Springs is located in McMinn County
  • Folger ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
    • Folger is located in McMinn County
  • Georgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in McMinn County
  • Heritage Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Park
    • Heritage Park is located in McMinn County
  • Idlewild
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idlewild have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
    • Idlewild is located in McMinn County
  • Piney Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Piney Grove is located in McMinn County
  • Poplar Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
    • Poplar Hill is located in McMinn County
  • Riceville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Riceville is located in McMinn County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 670 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceville <3>
  • Rogers Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Creek
    • Rogers Creek is located in McMinn County
  • Spring Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Spring Creek is located in McMinn County
  • Sunset View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
    • Sunset View is located in McMinn County

How Far From Suburban Hills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:

  • Athens, which is the Seat of McMinn County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Suburban Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<4>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 484 miles [778.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,960 miles [7,982.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Suburban Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for McMinn County: www.mcminncounty.org/

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- Suburban Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Suburban Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4106, Longitude: -84.6774       In this case, the coordinates for Suburban Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Suburban 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 312.485 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.179 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.991 degrees.




 

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