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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.
- 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.
- 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 McMinn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn County
- Since Suburban Hills is near Meigs County and also Bradley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley 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 ...
- 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)
- Cedar Springs is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Clearwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clearwater is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Double Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Double Springs is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Folger ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Heritage Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Park is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Park
- Idlewild
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Idlewild is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Piney Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Poplar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Poplar Hill is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Riceville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rogers Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rogers Creek is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Creek
- Spring Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Sunset View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunset View is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
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:
- 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,960 miles [7,982.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Suburban Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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: 35.4106, Longitude: -84.6774 In this case, the coordinates for Suburban Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.485 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.179 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.991 degrees. |
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