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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 Westview Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westview Heights 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 Westview Heights:
- 35.233962, -84.895780
- 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 Westview 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 Bradley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
- Since Westview Heights is near Hamilton County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Westview Heights
Communities Also Named Westview Heights ...
We found five communities that are also named Westview Heights.
Within Tennessee, the name Westview Heights is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This Westview Heights is located in New Haven County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westview Heights that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Westview Heights.
- Pennsylvania
- Lawrence County
- This Westview Heights is located in Lawrence County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Westview Heights that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Westview Heights.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Westview Heights is located in Anderson County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Westview Heights that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Westview Heights.
- Spartanburg County
- This Westview Heights is located in Spartanburg County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east of the Westview Heights that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Westview Heights.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Westview Heights is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<1> to the southwest of the Westview Heights that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Westview Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westview 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.
- Arrowhead Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arrowhead Point is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Camelot is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eureka Hills is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
- Freewill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Freewill is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewill
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hills and Dales
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hills and Dales is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Misty Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Misty Ridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Ridge
- Mountainbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountainbrook is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rolling Hills is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
How Far From Westview Heights 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 Westview Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westview Heights and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Westview 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 501 miles [806.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,101 miles [11,428 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 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 from Point A (ie- Westview Heights) 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 Westview 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 Westview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2340, Longitude: -84.8958 In this case, the coordinates for Westview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.611 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.298 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.125 degrees. |
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