Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kingston Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingston Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kingston Hills
- 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 Kingston Hills:
- 35.914525, -84.040744
- 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 Kingston 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Kingston Hills is near Blount County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Kingston 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.
- Blue Grass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Blue Grass is located in Knox County
- Cedar Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Knox County
- Cedar Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Knox County
- Countryside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Countryside is located in Knox County
- Ebenezer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Echo Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Echo Valley is located in Knox County
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Fox Fire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Galewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Gulfwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Knox County
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- Landmark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Lyons View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons View
- Lyons View is located in Knox County
- Mockingbird Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mockingbird Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Mockingbird Hill is located in Knox County
- Pine Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Pine Springs is located in Knox County
- Riverbend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Rocky Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Knox County
- Spanish Trails
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trails
- Spanish Trails is located in Knox County
- Stonebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Stonebrook is located in Knox County
- Suburban Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suburban Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
- Suburban Hills is located in Knox County
- Ten Mile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Landmark
How Far From Kingston Hills 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 Kingston Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kingston Hills and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Kingston Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 435 miles [700.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kingston Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kingston Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingston Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9145, Longitude: -84.0407 In this case, the coordinates for Kingston Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Kingston Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.115 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.824 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.597 degrees. |