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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 Kentuck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kentuck 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 Kentuck:
- 33.531012, -85.830219
- 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 Kentuck
- 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
- Since Kentuck is near Calhoun County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Kentuck
Communities Also Named Kentuck ...
We found two communities that are also named Kentuck.
Within Alabama, the name Kentuck is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County
- This Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kentuck that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Kentuck.
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- This Kentuck is located in Jackson County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kentuck that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Kentuck.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kentuck ...
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.
- Blue Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blue Pond is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Pond
- Boiling Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boiling Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elder
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Hicks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hicks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Hopeful
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeful is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
- House ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- House is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Jo Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jo Dell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Dell
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Silver Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sweet Home is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Trinity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Kentuck 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 Kentuck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kentuck and extending to:
- Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kentuck to Talladega, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 613 miles [986.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,093 miles [8,196.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kentuck) 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 Kentuck 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 Kentuck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5310, Longitude: -85.8302 In this case, the coordinates for Kentuck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.096 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.618 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.906 degrees. |
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