Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kyles Ford:
  • 36.571027, -83.043353
  • 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 Kyles Ford

• 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Since Kyles Ford is near Hawkins County and also Harlan 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 Harlan 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 Kyles Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kyles Ford ...

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.

• Big Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Big Springs is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Chestnut Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Dry Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dry Branch is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
• Fisher Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
• Fox Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fox Branch is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Branch
• Frost Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Frost Ford is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Ford
• Hickory Cove ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Cove is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cove
• Independence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Independence is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Livesay Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Livesay Mill is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay Mill
• Rock Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rock Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill

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

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

• Sneedville, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kyles Ford to Sneedville, with an average speed<2> 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 209 miles [336.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 365 miles [587.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'