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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 Walnut Hills Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut Hills Estates 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 Walnut Hills Estates:
    • 36.291719, -86.618607
    • 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 Walnut Hills Estates
  • 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 Sumner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
    • Since Walnut Hills Estates is near Davidson County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Walnut Hills Estates

Communities Also Named Walnut Hills Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Walnut Hills Estates.

Within Tennessee, the name Walnut Hills Estates is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Walnut Hills Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Walnut Hills Estates is located in Baltimore County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walnut Hills Estates that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Walnut Hills Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut Hills Estates ...

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.

  • Cedarbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cedarbrook is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
  • Cherokee Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee Woods is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
  • Harbor View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbor View is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • High Chaparral
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • High Chaparral is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Chaparral
  • Indian Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Indian Forest is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Forest
  • Indian Lake Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Lake Forest is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Forest
  • Meadowvale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Meadowvale is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
  • Panorama Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Panorama Harbor is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Harbor
  • Rockland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rockland is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rosewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rosewood is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Scottish Highlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Scottish Highlands is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
  • Twin Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Valley is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
  • Woodlake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodlake is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

How Far From Walnut Hills Estates 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 Walnut Hills Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walnut Hills Estates and extending to:

  • Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Walnut Hills Estates to Gallatin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Walnut Hills Estates) 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 Walnut Hills Estates 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 Walnut Hills Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2917, Longitude: -86.6186       In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Hills Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.70 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.70 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.588 degrees.