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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 Moshina Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moshina 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 Moshina Heights:
- 35.985363, -83.801568
- 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 Moshina 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 Moshina Heights is near Hamilton County and also Sevier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier 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 Moshina Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moshina 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.
- Carter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carter is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Forks of the River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forks of the River is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of the River
- Gapcreek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gapcreek is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Island Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Island Home is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
- John Sevier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- Kings Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
- Loveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loveland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Marbledale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marbledale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbledale
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- Mule Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mule Hollow is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Hollow
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Park City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Park City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Peters Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Ruggles Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ruggles Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Ferry
- Shooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Spring Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Place is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Place
- Stony Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Three Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Three Points is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
How Far From Moshina Heights 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 Moshina 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 Moshina Heights and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Moshina Heights to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 421 miles [677.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,311 miles [10,156.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,897 miles [7,881 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moshina 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 Moshina 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 Moshina Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9854, Longitude: -83.8016 In this case, the coordinates for Moshina Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.973 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.671 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.479 degrees. |
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