Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kentucky Heights:
  • 36.255926, -83.249336
  • 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 Kentucky Heights

• 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 Hamblen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
  • Since Kentucky Heights is near Jefferson County and also Grainger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger 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 Kentucky Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kentucky Heights ...

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.

• Bright Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bright Ferry is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Ferry
• Cheeks Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cheeks Crossroads is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
• Cherokee Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cherokee Park is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
• Dover
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dover is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Gaby Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gaby Hills is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaby Hills
• Hillcrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillcrest is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Jaybird
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jaybird is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
• Liberty Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Liberty Heights is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
• Long Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Long Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ferry
• Mountain View Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mountain View Meadows is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Meadows
• Rocky Summit ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Summit is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Summit

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kentucky Heights and extending to:

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Kentucky Heights to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,861 miles [7,823 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'