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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 Kitzmiller, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kitzmiller and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Kitzmiller:
    • 36.430103, -82.487647
    • 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 Kitzmiller
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Kitzmiller is near Sullivan County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Kitzmiller

Communities Also Named Kitzmiller ...

We found two communities that are also named Kitzmiller.

Within Tennessee, the name Kitzmiller is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Garrett County
      • This Kitzmiller is located in Garrett County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kitzmiller that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Kitzmiller.
    • Washington
      • Whitman County
      • This Kitzmiller is located in Whitman County and lies 1,908 miles [3,070.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kitzmiller that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Kitzmiller.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kitzmiller ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Applewalk Park is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewalk Park
  • Boring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Boring is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
  • Buffalo Ridge ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo Ridge is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Ridge
  • Double Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Double Springs is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Fordtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
  • Gray
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hall Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hall Ford is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ford
  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmony is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Hemlock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
  • Historic Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Historic Hills is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Historic Hills
  • Keebler Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Keebler Crossroads is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler Crossroads
  • Lake Crest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lake Crest is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Meadowbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Oak Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Quail Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Quail Creek is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
    • Rock Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Springs is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Royal Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Royal Pines is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
    • Slaughter ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
    • Summer Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Summer Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
    • Summersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Summersville is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
    • Wahoo ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Kitzmiller once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Kitzmiller and extending to:

  • Jonesborough, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Kitzmiller 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 239 miles [384.6 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 343 miles [552 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 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kitzmiller) 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kitzmiller, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Kitzmiller 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 Kitzmiller. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4301, Longitude: -82.4876       In this case, the coordinates for Kitzmiller have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.191 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.838 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.811 degrees.