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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moshina 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 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Forks of the River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks of the River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of the River
- Forks of the River is located in Knox County
- Gapcreek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Highpoint ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Island Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
- Island Home is located in Knox County
- John Sevier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Kings Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Kings Valley is located in Knox County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
- Loveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Marbledale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marbledale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbledale
- Marbledale is located in Knox County
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Mule Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mule Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Hollow
- Mule Hollow is located in Knox County
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Park City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Peters Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Ruggles Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruggles Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Ferry
- Ruggles Ferry is located in Knox County
- Shooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Spring Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Place
- Spring Place is located in Knox County
- Stony Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Knox County
- Three Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Three Points is located in Knox County
- Park City
How Far From Moshina 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 Moshina Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> 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]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Moshina Heights to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,897 miles [7,881 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moshina Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Moshina Heights) to Point B.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). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.973 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.671 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.479 degrees. |