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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 Topside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Topside 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 Topside:
    • 35.875916, -83.959628
    • 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 Topside
  • 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 Topside is near Blount County and also Hamilton 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 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 Topside

Communities Also Named Topside ...

We found one communities that are also named Topside.

Within Tennessee, the name Topside is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Topside in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Wisconsin
      • Bayfield County
      • This Topside is located in Bayfield County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Topside that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bayfield County community of Topside.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Topside ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Arrowhead is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Bonny Kate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
  • Fox Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fox Hills is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
  • Little River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Little River is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Littlebrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Littlebrook is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrook
  • Lyons View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyons View is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons View
  • Mimosa Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mimosa Heights is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Heights
  • Mockingbird Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mockingbird Hill is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
  • Riverbend
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Riverbend is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Rivertrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rivertrace is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertrace
  • Rocky Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Hill is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
  • Rocky Waters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocky Waters is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Waters
  • Stock Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Stock Creek is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stock Creek
  • Timberlake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Timberlake is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Topside and extending to:

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • 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 Topside 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 433 miles [696.8 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 6,322 miles [10,174.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Topside) 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 Topside 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 Topside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8759, Longitude: -83.9596       In this case, the coordinates for Topside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.065 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.762 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.574 degrees.