Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kimberlin 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 Kimberlin Heights:
  • 35.930642, -83.751287
  • 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 Kimberlin 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Kimberlin Heights is near Sevier County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Kimberlin Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kimberlin 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.

• Gapcreek ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gapcreek is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
• Hicks Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hicks Crossing is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossing
• Huskey Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Huskey Valley is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Valley
• Marbledale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marbledale is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbledale
• Oak City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak City is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
• Peters Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Peters Mill is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
• Seven Islands
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Seven Islands is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Islands
• Shooks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shooks is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
• Shooks Gap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shooks Gap is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Gap
• Stony Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stony Point is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Union Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Union Valley is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
• Valley Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Grove is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove

How Far From Kimberlin Heights 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 Kimberlin 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 Kimberlin Heights and extending to:

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kimberlin Heights to Knoxville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 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 6,311 miles [10,156.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,897 miles [7,881 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'