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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 Windy Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windy 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 Windy Hills:
- 36.136768, -82.852652
- 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 Windy 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 Windy Hills is near Cocke County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cocke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Windy Hills
Communities Also Named Windy Hills ...
We found four communities that are also named Windy Hills.
Within Tennessee, the name Windy Hills is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Douglas County
- This Windy Hills is located in Douglas County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Windy Hills that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Windy Hills.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Windy Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Windy Hills that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Windy Hills.
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Windy Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Windy Hills that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Windy Hills.
- South Carolina
- Orangeburg County
- This Windy Hills is located in Orangeburg County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Windy Hills that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Windy Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windy 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.
- Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cherrydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrydale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Derby ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greeneville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Hickory Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Holly Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Honeys Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Honeys Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeys Hill
- Meadowlark
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meadowlark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pinecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Robinson Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Forest is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Forest
- Rockwood Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rockwood Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hill
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Timber Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Timber Ridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Windy 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 Windy Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windy Hills and extending to:
- Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Windy 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 371 miles [597.1 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 6,264 miles [10,080.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 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- Windy 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 Windy 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 Windy Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1368, Longitude: -82.8527 In this case, the coordinates for Windy Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.407 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.043 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.046 degrees. |
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