RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Tennessee >> Sumner County >> White Hill >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in White Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Hill 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 White Hill:
    • 36.409770, -86.690552
    • 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 White Hill
  • 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 Sumner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
    • Since White Hill is near Robertson County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 White Hill

Communities Also Named White Hill ...

We found eight communities that are also named White Hill.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named White Hill.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Van Buren County
      • This White Hill is located in Van Buren County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the White Hill that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of White Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Screven County
      • This White Hill is located in Screven County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the White Hill that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Screven County community of White Hill.
    • Illinois
      • Johnson County
      • This White Hill is located in Johnson County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the White Hill that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of White Hill.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington 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 New Jersey community of White Hill [Burlington County].
    • North Carolina
      • Lee County
      • This White Hill is located in Lee County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the east of the White Hill that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of White Hill.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This White Hill lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Hill that is located in Sumner County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This White Hill is located in Cumberland County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White Hill that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of White Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • This White Hill is located in Augusta County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White Hill that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of White Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Hill ...

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.

  • Bakers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bakers is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
  • Cedarbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cedarbrook is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
  • Cherry Mount ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Mount is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mount
  • Cottontown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Eden Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Eden Corner is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Corner
  • Edenwold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Edenwold is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenwold
  • Green Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Valley is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • High Chaparral
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • High Chaparral is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Chaparral
  • Ivy Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivy Point is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point
  • Meadowvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadowvale is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
  • Ridgetop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
  • Rockland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rockland is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rosewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosewood is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Scottish Highlands
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Scottish Highlands is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
    • Shackle Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
    • Station Camp ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Station Camp is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
    • Twin Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Twin Valley is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
    • Two Chestnut
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Two Chestnut is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Chestnut
    • Union Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Walnut Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From White Hill 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 White Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from White Hill to Gallatin, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- White Hill) 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 White Hill 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 White Hill 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 White Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4098, Longitude: -86.6906       In this case, the coordinates for White Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.749 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.773 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.59 degrees.