Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westmoreland Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westmoreland Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland Heights:
- 35.922026, -84.004909
- 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 Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland Heights is near Blount County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Westmoreland Heights ...
We found two communities that share the name Westmoreland Heights.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Westmoreland Heights.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Westmoreland Heights in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Blount County
- This Westmoreland Heights is located in Blount County and lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south of the Westmoreland Heights that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Westmoreland Heights.
- Blount County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Westmoreland Heights [Fairfax County].
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westmoreland 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.
- Arrowhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Blue Grass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Blue Grass is located in Knox County
- Cedar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Knox County
- Countryside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Countryside is located in Knox County
- Deep Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Knox County
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Echo Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Echo Valley is located in Knox County
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Fox Fire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Fox Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Galewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Gulfwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Knox County
- Hidden Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Hidden Hills is located in Knox County
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Knox County
- Landmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Lyons View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons View
- Lyons View is located in Knox County
- Marble City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Marble City is located in Knox County
- Mockingbird Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mockingbird Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Mockingbird Hill is located in Knox County
- Pleasant Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Knox County
- Ridgedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Riverbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Rivertrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivertrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertrace
- Rivertrace is located in Blount County
- Rocky Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Knox County
- Stonebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Stonebrook is located in Knox County
- Suburban Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suburban Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
- Suburban Hills is located in Knox County
- Ten Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Third Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Creek
- Third Creek is located in Knox County
- Timberlake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Timberlake is located in Knox County
- Topside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gulfwood
How Far From Westmoreland Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Westmoreland Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westmoreland Heights and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Westmoreland Heights to Nashville, with an average speed<4>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 6 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westmoreland 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> | 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- Westmoreland Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westmoreland Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9220, Longitude: -84.0049 In this case, the coordinates for Westmoreland Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Westmoreland Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Westmoreland Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.094 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.801 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.58 degrees. |