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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 Wedgewood Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wedgewood Hills 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 Wedgewood Hills:
- 36.192324, -82.797931
- 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 Wedgewood 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Wedgewood Hills is near Washington County and also Hawkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins 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 Wedgewood Hills
Communities Also Named Wedgewood Hills ...
We found two communities that are also named Wedgewood Hills.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Wedgewood Hills.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Wedgewood Hills in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Knox County
- This Wedgewood Hills is located in Knox County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wedgewood Hills that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Wedgewood Hills.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Wedgewood Hills is located in Cecil County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wedgewood Hills that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Wedgewood Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wedgewood 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.
- Cherrydale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cherrydale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Derby ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Derby is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greeneville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Holly Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holly Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Honeys Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Honeys Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeys Hill
- Meadowlark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowlark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Pinecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pinecrest is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Robinson Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Robinson Forest is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Forest
- Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Twin Oaks is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Wedgewood Hills 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 Wedgewood Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wedgewood Hills and extending to:
- Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Wedgewood Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 366 miles [589 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wedgewood Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wedgewood 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 Wedgewood Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1923, Longitude: -82.7979 In this case, the coordinates for Wedgewood Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.374 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.014 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.008 degrees. |
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