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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 Lovell Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lovell Heights 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 Lovell Heights:
- 35.897024, -84.129081
- 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 Lovell Heights
- 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 Lovell Heights is near Blount County and also Loudon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon 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 Lovell Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lovell Heights ...
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.
- Ball Camp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ball Camp is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Camp
- Cedar Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Ebenezer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Echo Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Echo Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Fox Fire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fox Fire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
- Gulf Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gulf Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park
- Gulfwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gulfwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfwood
- Hickory Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Kingsgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsgate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Pine Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Plum Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Plum Creek is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Robinson Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Crossroads is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
- Station West
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Station West is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station West
- Suburban Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Suburban Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
- Sweet Briar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sweet Briar is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
- Ten Mile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ten Mile is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Twin Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Twin Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
- Woodland Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodland Trace is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trace
How Far From Lovell Heights 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 Lovell Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lovell Heights and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lovell Heights to Knoxville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 440 miles [708.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Lovell Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lovell Heights 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 Lovell Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8970, Longitude: -84.1291 In this case, the coordinates for Lovell Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.168 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.883 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.638 degrees. |
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