RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Tennessee >> Cumberland County >> Sunset Terrace >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Tennessee


The Commemorative Quarter for Tennessee







Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sunset Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset Terrace 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 Terrace:
    • 35.955623, -85.047180
    • 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 Terrace
  • 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 Terrace ...

We found nine communities that share the name Sunset Terrace.

Within Tennessee, the name Sunset Terrace is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Luis Obispo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Sunset Terrace [San Luis Obispo County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in Hillsborough County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunset Terrace.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<2> to the south of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Sunset Terrace.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in Montgomery County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sunset Terrace.
    • North Carolina
      • Columbus County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in Columbus County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Sunset Terrace.
      • Lee County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in Lee County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km] to the east of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Sunset Terrace.
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sunset Terrace [Jefferson County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in York County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Sunset Terrace.
    • Washington
      • Island County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in Island County and lies 2,079 miles [3,345.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Sunset Terrace.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset Terrace ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
    • Camelot is located in Cumberland County
  • Crossville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fairyland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairyland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairyland
    • Fairyland is located in Cumberland County
  • Foxfire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxfire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
    • Foxfire is located in Cumberland County
  • Hide-A-Way Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hide-A-Way Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide-A-Way Hills
    • Hide-A-Way Hills is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
  • Holiday Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
    • Holiday Hills is located in Cumberland County
  • Howard Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
    • Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Livesay
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livesay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay
    • Livesay is located in Cumberland County
  • Meadowview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Meadowview is located in Cumberland County
  • Volunteer Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volunteer Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Heights
    • Volunteer Heights is located in Cumberland County
  • Woodlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodlawn is located in Cumberland County

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

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

  • Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sunset Terrace to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 483 miles [777.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,364 miles [10,241.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,952 miles [7,969.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Cumberland County: www.brockhill.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Sunset Terrace 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.
<2>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 Terrace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9556, Longitude: -85.0472       In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Terrace to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.725 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.531 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.005 degrees.









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024