Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kincheloe Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kincheloe Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kincheloe Mill
- 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 Kincheloe Mill:
- 36.417325, -82.558206
- 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 Kincheloe Mill
- 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 Kincheloe Mill is near Sullivan County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kincheloe Mill ...
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.
- Applewalk Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Applewalk Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewalk Park
- Applewalk Park is located in Sullivan County
- Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverbottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
- Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
- Double Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Double Springs is located in Sullivan County
- Fall Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Branch
- Fall Branch is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,291 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall Branch <2>
- Fordtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Gabtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Gray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Gray is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>
- Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Hartmantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartmantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmantown
- Hartmantown is located in Washington County
- Haws Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haws Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haws Crossroads
- Haws Crossroads is located in Washington County
- Horse Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Horse Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Luke ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Continue List (9 more) ...
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Washington County
- Mitchell Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Springs
- Mitchell Springs is located in Washington County
- Poplar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Quail Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
- Quail Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Rock Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Sullivan County
- Slaughter ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Washington County
- Summer Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
- Summer Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Summersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Sullivan County
- Meadowbrook
How Far From Kincheloe Mill 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 Kincheloe Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Kincheloe Mill and extending to:
- Jonesborough, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kincheloe Mill to Jonesborough, with an average speed<4> 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 235 miles [378.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 346 miles [556.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,239 miles [10,040.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kincheloe Mill. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kincheloe Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kincheloe Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4173, Longitude: -82.5582 In this case, the coordinates for Kincheloe Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Kincheloe Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.233 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.885 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.844 degrees. |