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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 Knoxville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knoxville 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 Knoxville:
    • 34.116207, -92.992116
    • 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 Knoxville
  • 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
    • Since Knoxville is near Hot Spring County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Spring County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Knoxville

Communities Also Named Knoxville ...

We found 23 communities that are also named Knoxville.

There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Knoxville.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Arkansas ...
    • Johnson County
      • This Knoxville is located in Johnson County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Knoxville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Knoxville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This Knoxville is located in Calhoun County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the east of the Knoxville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Knoxville.
      • Greene County
      • This Knoxville is located in Greene County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km] to the east southeast of the Knoxville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Knoxville.
      • Pike 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 Alabama community of Knoxville [Pike County].
    • California
      • Napa County
      • This Knoxville is located in Napa County and lies 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Knoxville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Napa County community of Knoxville.
    • Georgia
      • Crawford County
      • This Knoxville is located in Crawford County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the east of the Knoxville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Knoxville.
    • Illinois
      • Knox County
      • This Knoxville is located in Knox County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Knoxville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Knoxville.
    • Iowa
      • Marion County
      • This Knoxville is located in Marion County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the north of the Knoxville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Knoxville.
    • Kentucky
      • Pendleton County
      • This Knoxville is located in Pendleton County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Knoxville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pendleton County community of Knoxville.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Knoxville is located in Frederick County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Knoxville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Knoxville.
    • Mississippi
      • Franklin County
      • This Knoxville is located in Franklin County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Knoxville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Knoxville.
    • Missouri
      • Ray County
      • This Knoxville is located in Ray County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the north of the Knoxville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Knoxville.
    • Nebraska
      • Knox County
      • This Knoxville is located in Knox County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Knoxville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Knoxville.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Knoxville.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Knoxville is located in Jefferson County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Knoxville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Knoxville.
    • Oregon
      • Curry County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Knoxville [Curry County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Knoxville is located in Allegheny County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Knoxville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Knoxville.
      • Fayette County
      • This Knoxville is located in Fayette County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km] to the east northeast of the Knoxville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Knoxville.
      • Tioga County
      • This Knoxville is located in Tioga County and lies 1,001 miles [1,611 km] to the northeast of the Knoxville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Knoxville.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Knoxville is located in Knox County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Knoxville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Knoxville.
    • Texas
      • Cherokee County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Cherokee County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Knoxville.
      • Kimble County
      • This community is historic and although located in Kimble County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kimble County community of Knoxville.
    • West Virginia
      • Marshall County
      • This Knoxville is located in Marshall County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Knoxville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Knoxville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knoxville ...

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.

  • Central
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Central is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Daleville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Daleville is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
  • Friendship
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Gravel Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gravel Junction is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Junction
  • Gum Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gum Springs is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Joan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Joan is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
  • Richwoods
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Richwoods is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
  • Round Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Round Hill is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
  • Shakertown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Shakertown is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakertown

How Far From Knoxville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Knoxville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Arkadelphia, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the West.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Knoxville to Little Rock, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 943 miles [1,517.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,498 miles [12,066.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,375 miles [8,650.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Knoxville) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Knoxville 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 Knoxville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Knoxville 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 Knoxville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1162, Longitude: -92.9921       In this case, the coordinates for Knoxville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.588 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.907 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.79 degrees.