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we pass this GPS location for Walnut Hills:
36.076171, -86.925002
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We found seventeen communities that share the name Walnut Hills.
There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Walnut Hills.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Tennessee ...
Hamilton County
This Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Walnut Hills.
Williamson County
This Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County and lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Walnut Hills.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
Arapahoe County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Walnut Hills [Arapahoe County].
Indiana
Hamilton County
This Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the north of the Walnut Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Walnut Hills.
Maryland
Charles County
This Walnut Hills is located in Charles County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Walnut Hills.
North Carolina
New Hanover County
This Walnut Hills is located in New Hanover County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the east of the Walnut Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Walnut Hills.
Wake County
Although located in Wake County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Walnut Hills.
Ohio
Clark County
This Walnut Hills is located in Clark County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Walnut Hills.
Hamilton County
This Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the north northeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Walnut Hills.
Jackson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Walnut Hills [Jackson County].
Montgomery County
This Walnut Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km] to the north northeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Walnut Hills.
Stark County
This Walnut Hills is located in Stark County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km] to the northeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Walnut Hills.
South Carolina
Sumter County
This Walnut Hills is located in Sumter County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Walnut Hills.
Texas
Potter County
Although located in Potter County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Walnut Hills.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Walnut Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,390 miles [2,237 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Walnut Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Walnut Hills.
Virginia
Williamsburg City
This Walnut Hills is located in Williamsburg City and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the east of the Walnut Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg City community of Walnut Hills.
West Virginia
Greenbrier County
This Walnut Hills is located in Greenbrier County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Walnut Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut Hills ...
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.
Cherokee Park (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest Home. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 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 and extending to:
Nashville, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Walnut Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 from Point A (ie- Walnut Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walnut Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0762, Longitude: -86.9250 In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Walnut Hills 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.
<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>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.882 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.879 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.772 degrees.