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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut Hills 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:
    • 35.961174, -86.854445
    • 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
  • 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
    • Since Walnut Hills is near Davidson County and also Rutherford 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 Rutherford 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

Communities Also Named Walnut Hills ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Walnut Hills.

There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Walnut Hills.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Davidson County
      • This Walnut Hills is located in Davidson County and lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Walnut Hills that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Walnut Hills.
    • Hamilton County
      • This Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton 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 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the north of the Walnut Hills that is located in Williamson 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 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Williamson 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 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the east of the Walnut Hills that is located in Williamson 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 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Williamson 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 254 miles [408.8 km] to the north northeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Williamson 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 299 miles [481.2 km] to the north northeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Williamson 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 441 miles [709.7 km] to the northeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Williamson 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 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Williamson 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 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Walnut Hills that is located in Williamson 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 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Williamson 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 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Williamson 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.

  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Crockett Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Crockett Cove is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cove
  • Crockett Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Crockett Hills is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Hills
  • Crockett Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Crockett Springs is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Springs
  • Franklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Grassland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grassland is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
  • Highgate
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Highgate is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
  • Indian Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Indian Springs is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Jamestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Landings
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Landings is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings
  • Liberty Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty Hills is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
  • Magnolia Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnolia Place is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Maplewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Maplewood is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Rebel Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rebel Meadows is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Meadows
    • Rolling Rivers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Rolling Rivers is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Rivers
    • Royal Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks

How Far From Walnut Hills 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 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:

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Walnut Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 574 miles [923.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walnut Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 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>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 Walnut Hills 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9612, Longitude: -86.8544       In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.833 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.808 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.769 degrees.