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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 Vernon Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vernon Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Vernon Heights:
- 36.495657, -82.566540
- 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 Vernon 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Vernon Heights is near Hawkins County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins 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 Vernon Heights
Communities Also Named Vernon Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Vernon Heights.
Within Tennessee, the name Vernon Heights is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- 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 Ohio community of Vernon Heights [Marion County].
- West Virginia
- Marion County
- This Vernon Heights is located in Marion County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Vernon Heights that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Vernon Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vernon 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.
- Butterfly ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Butterfly is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
- Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
- Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Ridge is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfields is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Hemlock Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hemlock Park is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Park
- Historic Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Historic Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Historic Hills
- Kingsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Long Island
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Long Island is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Poplar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Quail Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rock Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Slaughter ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Summer Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
- Summersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Sunset Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
How Far From Vernon Heights 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 Vernon Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vernon Heights and extending to:
- Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Vernon Heights to Blountville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 235 miles [378.2 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 344 miles [553.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Vernon Heights 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vernon Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Vernon 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 Vernon Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4957, Longitude: -82.5665 In this case, the coordinates for Vernon Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.238 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.902 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.825 degrees. |
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