Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Kempville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kempville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kempville

• 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 Kempville:
  • 36.346723, -85.863317
  • 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 Kempville

• 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 Smith County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
  • Since Kempville is near Jackson County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Kempville

Communities Also Named Kempville ...

We found one communities that are also named Kempville.

Within Tennessee, the name Kempville is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Kempville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Berks County
    • This Kempville is located in Berks County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kempville that is located in Smith County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Kempville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kempville ...

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.

• Bagdad ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bagdad is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
• Cartwright
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cartwright is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
• Defeated
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Defeated is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
• Difficult
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Difficult is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
  • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
• Edgefield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgefield is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
• Goose Horn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Goose Horn is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Horn
• Graveltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Graveltown is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graveltown
• Highland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Highland is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Highland Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Highland Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Ferry
• Milltown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Milltown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Pleasant Shade
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Shade is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Shade <2>
• Stone Bridge ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Stone Bridge is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bridge

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

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

• Carthage, which is the Seat of Smith County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Kempville to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 513 miles [825.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,378 miles [10,264.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,971 miles [8,000 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'