Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Station:
  • 35.918416, -83.929628
  • 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 Station

• 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 Kingsley Station is near Hamilton County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Kingsley Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsley Station ...

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.

• Arrowhead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Arrowhead is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Bonny Kate
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
• Colonial Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Colonial Village is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
• Fox Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Hills is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
• Grandview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Grandview is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Island Home
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Island Home is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
• Little River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Little River is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
• Lyons View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lyons View is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons View
• Marble City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marble City is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Mockingbird Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mockingbird Hill is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
  • Riverbend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverbend is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Rivertrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rivertrace is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertrace
  • Stock Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stock Creek is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stock Creek
  • Timberlake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Timberlake is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
  • Topside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Topside is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
    • Estimated population in 2014: 346 people

How Far From Kingsley Station 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 Kingsley Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the North.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Kingsley Station 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 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,905 miles [7,893.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'