Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Thorn Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thorn Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Thorn Hill
- 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 Thorn Hill:
- 36.358415, -83.417023
- 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 Thorn 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 Grainger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grainger County
- Since Thorn Hill is near Claiborne County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
- eBird sighting report for Hancock 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Thorn Hill ...
We found six communities that share the name Thorn Hill.
Within Tennessee, the name Thorn Hill is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marion 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 Alabama community of Thorn Hill [Marion County].
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Thorn Hill is located in Cook County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Thorn Hill that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Thorn Hill.
- Kentucky
- Franklin 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 Kentucky community of Thorn Hill [Franklin County].
- New York
- Onondaga County
- This Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Thorn Hill that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Thorn Hill.
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This Thorn Hill is located in Mahoning County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Thorn Hill that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Thorn Hill.
- Texas
- Comal County
- This Thorn Hill is located in Comal County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Thorn Hill that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comal County community of Thorn Hill.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thorn 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.
- Bald Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Point
- Bald Point is located in Grainger County
- Beans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Boggs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Evans Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Hopper Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopper Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Bluff
- Hopper Bluff is located in Grainger County
- Idol
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Marshalls Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalls Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Mary Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mary Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Chapel
- Mary Chapel is located in Grainger County
- Raven Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Rock Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Rock Haven is located in Grainger County
How Far From Thorn 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 Thorn Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thorn Hill and extending to:
- Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Thorn Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thorn Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 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 Thorn Hill 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' (or 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- Thorn Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thorn Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3584, Longitude: -83.4170 |
| <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 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 Thorn Hill 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 311.747 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.466 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.217 degrees. |