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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 Washington Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Washington 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 Washington Heights:
    • 35.087573, -85.170788
    • 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 Washington 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Since Washington Heights is near Catoosa County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Washington Heights

Communities Also Named Washington Heights ...

We found 23 communities that are also named Washington Heights.

There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Washington Heights.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Knox County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Knox County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Washington Heights.
    • Washington County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Washington County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Washington Heights.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Washington Heights.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Washington Heights is located in New Castle County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Washington Heights.
      • Sussex County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Sussex County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km] to the east northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Washington Heights.
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Dougherty County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Washington Heights.
      • Wilkes County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Wilkes County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the southeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Washington Heights.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Cook County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Washington Heights.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Carroll County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Washington Heights.
      • Wicomico County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Wicomico County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km] to the east northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Washington Heights.
    • Michigan
      • Calhoun 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 Michigan community of Washington Heights [Calhoun County].
      • Oakland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Washington Heights [Oakland County].
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Middlesex County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Washington Heights.
    • New York
      • New York County
      • This Washington Heights is located in New York County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New York County community of Washington Heights.
      • Orange County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Orange County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Washington Heights.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Cleveland County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the east of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Washington Heights.
      • Iredell County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Iredell County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km] to the east northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Washington Heights.
      • Pitt County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Pitt County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km] to the east of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Washington Heights.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Cumberland County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Washington Heights.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Spartanburg County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the east of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Washington Heights.
    • Vermont
      • Orange County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Orange County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Washington Heights.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • This Washington Heights is located in Roanoke City and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Washington Heights.
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Boone County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Washington Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Washington 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.

  • Cherokee Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherokee Woods is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
  • Harbor Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Harbor Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
  • Harbour Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Harbour Woods is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Woods
  • Heritage Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Hickory Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hickory Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Valley is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
  • Holiday Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Kings Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Lake Vista
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lake Vista is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Riverchase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Riverchase is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
    • Rollingwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rollingwood is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Shepherd
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Shepherd is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
    • Silverdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Silverdale is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
    • Turkeyfoot
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Turkeyfoot is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot
    • Vista Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Vista Hills is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Hills

How Far From Washington Heights to ...

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 Washington Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Washington Heights to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 519 miles [835.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,996 miles [8,040.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Washington Heights) 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 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 Washington 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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Washington 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 Washington Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0876, Longitude: -85.1708       In this case, the coordinates for Washington Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.772 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.463 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.275 degrees.