Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kansas City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kansas City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kansas City
- 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 Kansas City:
- 36.193163, -82.469309
- 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 Kansas City
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Kansas City is near Unicoi County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Unicoi County
- eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Kansas City ...
We found five communities that share the name Kansas City.
Within Tennessee, the name Kansas City is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kansas City [Anderson County].
- Morton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kansas City [Morton County].
- Wyandotte County
- This Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Kansas City that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandotte County community of Kansas City.
- Missouri
- Jackson County
- This Kansas City is located in Jackson County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Kansas City that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Kansas City.
- Oregon
- Washington County
- This Kansas City is located in Washington County and lies 2,194 miles [3,530.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Kansas City that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Kansas City.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kansas City ...
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.
- Big Cherokee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cherokee
- Big Cherokee is located in Washington County
- Bumpus Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bumpus Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Dove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Dry Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Erwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Erwin is located in Unicoi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <4>
- Ford Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Crossing
- Ford Crossing is located in Washington County
- Graham Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Mill
- Graham Mill is located in Washington County
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Hacker ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Lillydale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Little Cherokee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cherokee
- Little Cherokee is located in Washington County
- Love Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Station
- Love Station is located in Unicoi County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mayday
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Rock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mayday
How Far From Kansas City 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 Kansas City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kansas City and extending to:
- Jonesborough, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Kansas City to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 351 miles [564.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,830 miles [7,773.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kansas City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountytn.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Kansas City 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Kansas City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kansas City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1932, Longitude: -82.4693 In this case, the coordinates for Kansas City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Kansas City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.179 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.79 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.872 degrees. |