Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Highpoint, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highpoint and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Highpoint
- 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 Highpoint:
- 36.039529, -83.754901
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Highpoint
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Highpoint is near Jefferson County and also Sevier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Sevier 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Highpoint ...
We found seven communities that share the name Highpoint.
Within Tennessee, the name Highpoint is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Florida
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Choctaw 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 Mississippi community of Highpoint [Choctaw County].
- Winston County
- This Highpoint is located in Winston County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Highpoint that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Highpoint.
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highpoint ...
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.
- Carter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - John Sevier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Kings Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Kings Valley is located in Knox County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
- Mascot
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Mayo ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Peters Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Ruggles Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruggles Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Ferry
- Ruggles Ferry is located in Knox County
- Spring Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Place
- Spring Place is located in Knox County
- Stony Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Knox County
- Strawberry Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Plains
- Strawberry Plains is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Plains <4>
- Sunrise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Thorn Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Three Points
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Three Points is located in Knox County
How Far From Highpoint 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 Highpoint to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Highpoint once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Highpoint and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Highpoint to Knoxville, with an average speed<6> 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 168 miles [270.4 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 417 miles [671.1 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,017 miles [11,292.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highpoint) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highpoint. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0395, Longitude: -83.7549 In this case, the coordinates for Highpoint have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Highpoint 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 Highpoint, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Highpoint to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.945 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.648 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.445 degrees. |