Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Arminda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arminda and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Arminda

• 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 Arminda:
  • 36.050917, -83.796292
  • 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 Arminda

• 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Arminda is near Jefferson County and also Grainger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger 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 Arminda

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arminda ...

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.

• Highpoint ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Highpoint is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
• John Sevier
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • John Sevier is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
• Kings Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kings Valley is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
• Loveland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Loveland is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
• Mascot
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mascot is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
• Mayo ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mayo is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Ruggles Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruggles Ferry is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Ferry
• Spring Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Place is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Place
• Sunrise
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sunrise is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Three Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Three Points is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Arminda and extending to:

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Arminda to Knoxville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 419 miles [674.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'