Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kilsyth:
  • 36.428690, -84.082980
  • 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 Kilsyth

• 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
  • Since Kilsyth is near Union County and also Claiborne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne 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 Kilsyth

Communities Also Named Kilsyth ...

We found three communities that are also named Kilsyth.

Within Tennessee, the name Kilsyth is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alberta
    • This Kilsyth lies 1,895 miles [3,049.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kilsyth that is located in Campbell County.
  • Ontario
    • This Kilsyth lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kilsyth that is located in Campbell County.
  • West Virginia
    • Fayette County
    • This Kilsyth is located in Fayette County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kilsyth that is located in Campbell County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Kilsyth.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kilsyth ...

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.

• Boy ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Boy is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
• Fordtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fordtown is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
• Hunter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunter is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Ivydell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivydell is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivydell
• Little White Oak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Little White Oak is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little White Oak
• Long Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Long Hollow is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
• Peabody
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Peabody is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
• Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Mountain is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
• Stinking Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stinking Creek is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinking Creek
• Victory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Victory is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory

How Far From Kilsyth to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kilsyth to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Jacksboro, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Kilsyth to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 421 miles [677.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,890 miles [7,869.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'