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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 Temple Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Temple Hill 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 Temple Hill:
    • 36.087608, -82.485973
    • 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 Temple Hill
  • 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 Unicoi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Unicoi County
    • Since Temple Hill is near Mitchell County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Temple Hill

Communities Also Named Temple Hill ...

We found six communities that are also named Temple Hill.

Within Tennessee, the name Temple Hill is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Pope County
      • This Temple Hill is located in Pope County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Temple Hill that is located in Unicoi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Temple Hill.
    • Iowa
      • Jones County
      • This Temple Hill is located in Jones County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Temple Hill that is located in Unicoi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Temple Hill.
    • Kentucky
      • Barren County
      • This Temple Hill is located in Barren County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Temple Hill that is located in Unicoi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Temple Hill.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Columbiana County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Temple Hill.
    • Ontario
      • This Temple Hill lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the north of the Temple Hill that is located in Unicoi County.
    • Virginia
      • Russell County
      • This Temple Hill is located in Russell County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Temple Hill that is located in Unicoi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Temple Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Temple Hill ...

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.

  • Bumpus Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
  • Clear Branch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
    • Former name for Clear Branch:
    • Kittyton
  • Coffee Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Coffee Ridge is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Ridge
  • Erwin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fordville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fordville is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
  • Indian Creek ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Lillydale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lillydale is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
  • Lost Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lost Cove is located in Mitchell County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cove
  • Love Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Love Station is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Station
  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverview is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rocky Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocky Fork is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
  • Shallowford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Shallowford is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallowford

How Far From Temple Hill 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 Temple Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Erwin, which is the Seat of Unicoi County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Temple Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 355 miles [571.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Temple Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Temple Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Temple Hill 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 Temple Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0876, Longitude: -82.4860       In this case, the coordinates for Temple Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.188 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.785 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.91 degrees.