Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kiser, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kiser and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kiser
- 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 Kiser:
- 36.925107, -82.177636
- 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 Kiser
- 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Since Kiser is near Letcher County and also Dickenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Letcher County
- eBird sighting report for Dickenson 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 Kiser ...
We found one communities that share the name Kiser.
Within Virginia, the name Kiser is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Kiser in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kiser ...
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.
- Boody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Carrie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Counts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Fullers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Gravel Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
- Gravel Lick is located in Russell County
- Hazel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Jessees Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessees Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Parsonage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Pondtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Slabtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Spring City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Stone Bruise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Bruise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bruise
- Stone Bruise is located in Russell County
- Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Temple Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Temple Hill is located in Russell County
- Spring City
How Far From Kiser 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 Kiser to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Kiser once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Kiser and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Kiser to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 311 miles [500.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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- Kiser) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kiser. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9251, Longitude: -82.1776 In this case, the coordinates for Kiser have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kiser, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Kiser 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 311.006 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.698 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.537 degrees. |