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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 Highland View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highland View 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 Highland View:
    • 36.103136, -83.970745
    • 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 Highland View
  • 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 Highland View is near Anderson County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Highland View

Communities Also Named Highland View ...

We found eight communities that are also named Highland View.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Highland View.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Cumberland County
      • This Highland View is located in Cumberland County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Highland View that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Highland View.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Gulf County
      • This Highland View is located in Gulf County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the south of the Highland View that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gulf County community of Highland View.
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Highland View is located in Hillsborough County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km] to the south of the Highland View that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Highland View.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Highland View is located in Harford County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Highland View that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Highland View.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Highland View is located in Montgomery County and lies 430 miles [692 km] to the east northeast of the Highland View that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Highland View.
    • Michigan
      • Muskegon 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 Highland View [Muskegon County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks 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 Pennsylvania community of Highland View [Bucks County].
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Highland View is located in Weber County and lies 1,543 miles [2,483.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Highland View that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Highland View.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland View ...

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.

  • Blueberry Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Blueberry Hills is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
  • Cedar Flats
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Flats is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flats
  • Cedar Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Copper Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
    • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
  • Dry Gap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Dry Gap is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Gap
  • Fieldview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fieldview is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldview
  • Fountaincrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fountaincrest is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaincrest
  • Freeway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Freeway is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeway
  • Halls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Halls is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
  • Halls Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Halls Crossroads is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
  • Homestead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Homestead is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Mapleview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mapleview is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Murphy Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
    • Panther ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Panther is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Still Brook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Still Brook is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Brook
    • Twinville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Twinville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinville
    • Whispering Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Whispering Hills is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills

How Far From Highland View to ...

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

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

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Highland View to Knoxville, with an average speed<3> 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 156 miles [251.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 425 miles [684 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Highland View) 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 Highland View 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>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 Highland View 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 Highland View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1031, Longitude: -83.9707       In this case, the coordinates for Highland View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.076 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.807 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.517 degrees.