Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mimosa Heights:
  • 35.838416, -83.966850
  • 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 Mimosa 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Since Mimosa Heights is near Knox County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Mimosa Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mimosa 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.

• Airport Plaza
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Airport Plaza is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Plaza
• Arrowhead
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Arrowhead is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Fox Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Hills is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
• Little River
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Little River is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
• Littlebrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Littlebrook is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrook
• Mentor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mentor is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
• Riverbend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Riverbend is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
• Rivertrace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rivertrace is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertrace
• Rocky Waters
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rocky Waters is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Waters
• Springbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Springbrook is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
• Topside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Topside is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
  • Estimated population in 2014: 346 people

How Far From Mimosa 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 Mimosa 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 Mimosa Heights and extending to:

• Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the South.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mimosa Heights 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 434 miles [698.5 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 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'