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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 Kalida, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kalida and the surrounding area.
- 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 Kalida:
- 36.002855, -84.357149
- 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 Kalida
- 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Since Kalida is near Anderson County and also Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Kalida
Communities Also Named Kalida ...
We found one communities that are also named Kalida.
Within Tennessee, the name Kalida is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Kalida in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Putnam County
- This Kalida is located in Putnam County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the north of the Kalida that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Kalida.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kalida ...
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.
- Bear ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Blair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blair is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Jonesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Oliver Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Orchard View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Orchard View is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Poplar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Windrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Windrock is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windrock
How Far From Kalida 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 Kalida to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kalida and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kalida to Kingston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 135 miles [217.3 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 448 miles [721 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,045 miles [11,337.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,920 miles [7,918 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kalida) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kalida 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 Kalida. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0029, Longitude: -84.3571 In this case, the coordinates for Kalida have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.308 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.058 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.705 degrees. |
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