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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kingsley Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingsley Hills and the surrounding area.
- 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 Kingsley Hills:
- 36.580935, -82.490705
- 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 Kingsley Hills
- 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Kingsley Hills is near Hawkins County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Kingsley Hills
Communities Also Named Kingsley Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Kingsley Hills.
Within Tennessee, the name Kingsley Hills is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Kingsley Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Kingsley Hills is located in Anderson County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south of the Kingsley Hills that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Kingsley Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsley Hills ...
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.
- Cherokee Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Ridge is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
- Fox Fire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Fire is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
- Fox Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fox Run is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenfields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfields is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Harmony Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harmony Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Kingsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Larkspur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Larkspur is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lynn Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lynn Garden is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Garden
- Mystic Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mystic Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Valley
- Pettyjohn Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pettyjohn Mill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Mill
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rock City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Scenic Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scenic Woods is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunset Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
How Far From Kingsley Hills 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 Kingsley Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingsley Hills and extending to:
- Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kingsley Hills to Blountville, with an average speed<3> 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 240 miles [386.2 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 337 miles [542.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kingsley Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kingsley Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingsley Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5809, Longitude: -82.4907 In this case, the coordinates for Kingsley Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.193 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.863 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.769 degrees. |
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