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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 Union Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Heights 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 Union Heights:
    • 36.182872, -83.248501
    • 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 Union Heights
  • 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 Hamblen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
    • Since Union Heights is near Cocke County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cocke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Union Heights

Communities Also Named Union Heights ...

We found one communities that are also named Union Heights.

Within Tennessee, the name Union Heights is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Union Heights in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Union Heights is located in Charleston County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the southeast of the Union Heights that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Union Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Heights ...

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.

  • Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dover is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Eureka Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Eureka Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Holly Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Holly Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Kingswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Kingswood is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Liberty Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Heights is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
  • Lynndale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lynndale is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
  • Roe Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Roe Junction is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Junction
  • Rolling Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Springvale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Springvale is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
  • Sulphur Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Tigertown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Tigertown is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigertown

How Far From Union Heights 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 Union Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Union Heights to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Union Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Union Heights 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 Union Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1829, Longitude: -83.2485       In this case, the coordinates for Union Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.644 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.322 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.196 degrees.