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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 Kincer Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kincer Mill 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 Kincer Mill:
- 36.634534, -83.106004
- 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 Kincer Mill
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Kincer Mill is near Hancock County and also Harlan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan 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 Kincer Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kincer Mill ...
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.
- Ben Hur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Chestnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Dry Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Branch is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Fleenortown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Fox Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fox Branch is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Branch
- Frost Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Frost Ford is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Ford
- Hall Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hall Ford is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ford
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jonesville Camp Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kyles Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Livesay Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Livesay Mill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay Mill
- Rock Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Kincer Mill 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 Kincer Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kincer Mill and extending to:
- Jonesville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the North.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Kincer Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 366 miles [589 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Kincer Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kincer Mill 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 Kincer Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6345, Longitude: -83.1060 In this case, the coordinates for Kincer Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.563 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.294 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.009 degrees. |
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