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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 Sunset Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset 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 Sunset Hills:
    • 36.511213, -82.514593
    • 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 Sunset 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 Sunset Hills ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Sunset Hills.

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

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Hamblen County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunset Hills that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Sunset Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,673 miles [2,692.4 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Hills that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Sunset Hills.
    • California
      • Los Angeles 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 California community of Sunset Hills [Los Angeles County].
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Hills that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Sunset Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Clayton County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sunset Hills that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Sunset Hills.
      • Paulding County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Paulding County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the southwest of the Sunset Hills that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Sunset Hills.
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Illinois community of Sunset Hills [Cook County].
      • Will County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Will County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunset Hills that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Sunset Hills.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick 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 Maryland community of Sunset Hills [Frederick County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset Hills that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Sunset Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Catawba 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 North Carolina community of Sunset Hills [Catawba County].
      • Guilford County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Hills that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Sunset Hills.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the southeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Sunset Hills.
      • Rockingham County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Rockingham County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the east of the Sunset Hills that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Sunset Hills.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver 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 Pennsylvania community of Sunset Hills [Beaver County].
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Davis County and lies 1,603 miles [2,579.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset Hills that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Sunset Hills.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km] to the west northwest of the Sunset Hills that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Sunset Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Fairfax County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Sunset Hills.
      • Roanoke City
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Roanoke City and lies 146 miles [235 km] to the east northeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Sunset Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset 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.

  • Applewalk Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Applewalk Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewalk Park
    • Applewalk Park is located in Sullivan County
  • Cherokee Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
  • Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
    • Eden Ridge is located in Sullivan County
  • Fox Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
    • Fox Run is located in Sullivan County
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Sullivan County
  • Greenfields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
    • Greenfields is located in Sullivan County
  • Hemlock
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
  • Hemlock Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Park
    • Hemlock Park is located in Sullivan County
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Sullivan County
  • Historic Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Historic Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Historic Hills
    • Historic Hills is located in Sullivan County
  • Kingsport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kingsport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
    • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <5>
  • Lake Crest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
    • Lake Crest is located in Sullivan County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Long Island
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
      • Long Island is located in Sullivan County
    • Mystic Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Valley
      • Mystic Valley is located in Sullivan County
    • Pettyjohn Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettyjohn Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Mill
      • Pettyjohn Mill is located in Sullivan County
    • Quail Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
      • Quail Creek is located in Sullivan County
    • Riverview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Sullivan County
    • Rock Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Rock Springs is located in Sullivan County
    • Scenic Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
      • Scenic Woods is located in Sullivan County
    • Summer Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
      • Summer Hills is located in Sullivan County
    • Summersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
      • Summersville is located in Sullivan County
    • Sunnyside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Sullivan County

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

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

  • Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sunset Hills to Blountville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 238 miles [383 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5112, Longitude: -82.5146       In this case, the coordinates for Sunset 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Sunset 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Sunset Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.207 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.869 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.799 degrees.




 

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