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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 Kittrell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kittrell 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 Kittrell:
- 30.965435, -95.496465
- 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 Kittrell
- 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Kittrell is near Houston County and also Trinity County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity 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 Kittrell
Communities Also Named Kittrell ...
We found four communities that are also named Kittrell.
Within Texas, the name Kittrell is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Greene County
- This Kittrell is located in Greene County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the east of the Kittrell that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Kittrell.
- Perry County
- This Kittrell is located in Perry County and lies 389 miles [626 km] to the east of the Kittrell that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Kittrell.
- North Carolina
- Vance County
- This Kittrell is located in Vance County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kittrell that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vance County community of Kittrell.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Kittrell is located in Rutherford County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kittrell that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Kittrell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kittrell ...
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.
- Arizona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arizona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Holly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Pine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lovelady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Pine Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Prairie is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Prairie
- Red Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Branch is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
- Sand Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Trinity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Kittrell 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 Kittrell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kittrell and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Kittrell to Huntsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,755 miles [12,480.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,631 miles [9,062.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Kittrell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kittrell 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 Kittrell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9654, Longitude: -95.4965 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.844 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.967 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.289 degrees. |
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