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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 Willis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willis 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 Willis:
- 36.585925, -83.016834
- 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 Willis
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Willis is near Hawkins County and also Harlan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan 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 Willis
Communities Also Named Willis ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Willis.
There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Willis.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Haywood County
- This Willis is located in Haywood County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west of the Willis that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Willis.
- Lawrence 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 Tennessee community of Willis [Lawrence County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Boone County
- This Willis is located in Boone County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the west of the Willis that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Willis.
- Florida
- Calhoun County
- This Willis is located in Calhoun County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Willis that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Willis.
- Georgia
- Terrell 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 Georgia community of Willis [Terrell County].
- Indiana
- Knox County
- This Willis is located in Knox County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willis that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Willis.
- Kansas
- Brown County
- This Willis is located in Brown County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willis that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Willis.
- Louisiana
- Washington Parish
- This Willis is located in Washington Parish and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willis that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Willis.
- Michigan
- Benzie 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 Willis [Benzie County].
- Washtenaw County
- This Willis is located in Washtenaw County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the north of the Willis that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Willis.
- Mississippi
- Coahoma County
- This Willis is located in Coahoma County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Willis that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Willis.
- Montana
- Beaverhead 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 Montana community of Willis [Beaverhead County].
- Missoula 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 Montana community of Willis [Missoula County].
- Nebraska
- Dakota County
- This Willis is located in Dakota County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Willis that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Willis.
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Willis.
- Oklahoma
- Marshall County
- This Willis is located in Marshall County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the west of the Willis that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Willis.
- Texas
- Montgomery County
- This Willis is located in Montgomery County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Willis that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Willis.
- Virginia
- Floyd County
- This Willis is located in Floyd County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the east of the Willis that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Willis.
- Russell County
- This Willis is located in Russell County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the east northeast of the Willis that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Willis.
- Washington
- Adams 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 Washington community of Willis [Adams County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willis ...
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.
- Big Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Chestnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Dry Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dry Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Fisher Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- Fox Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fox Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Branch
- Hickory Cove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Cove is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cove
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Kyles Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Livesay Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Livesay Mill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay Mill
- Rock Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
How Far From Willis 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 Willis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willis and extending to:
- Sneedville, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Willis to Sneedville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Willis) 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 Willis 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Willis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Willis 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 Willis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5859, Longitude: -83.0168 In this case, the coordinates for Willis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.509 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.225 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.986 degrees. |
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