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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 High Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High Bluff 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 High Bluff:
    • 35.891751, -83.843235
    • 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 High Bluff
  • 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 High Bluff is near Blount County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 High Bluff

Communities Also Named High Bluff ...

We found three communities that are also named High Bluff.

Within Tennessee, the name High Bluff is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Geneva County
      • This High Bluff is located in Geneva County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the High Bluff that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geneva County community of High Bluff.
    • Florida
      • Franklin County
      • This High Bluff is located in Franklin County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the south of the High Bluff that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of High Bluff.
    • Manitoba
      • This High Bluff lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the High Bluff that is located in Knox County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near High Bluff ...

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.

  • Bonny Kate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
  • Colonial Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Colonial Village is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Forks of the River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Forks of the River is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of the River
  • Grandview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Grandview is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Huskey Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Huskey Valley is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Valley
  • Island Home
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Island Home is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
  • Marbledale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Marbledale is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbledale
  • Providence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Providence is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Shooks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Shooks is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
  • Shooks Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Shooks Gap is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Gap
  • Stock Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stock Creek is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stock Creek
  • Valley Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Valley Grove is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove

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

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

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from High Bluff to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 427 miles [687.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- High Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 High Bluff 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 High Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8918, Longitude: -83.8432       In this case, the coordinates for High Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.996 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.684 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.521 degrees.