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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 Allock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allock 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 Allock:
- 37.228986, -83.073222
- 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 Allock
- 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Allock is near Knott County and also Letcher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher 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 Allock
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allock ...
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.
- Acup
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Acup is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Breeding Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Breeding Creek is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Creek
- Christopher
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Christopher is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- Cody
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cody is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Defiance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Defiance is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Happy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Happy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Hardburly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Hazard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Irishmans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Irishmans is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishmans
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Jeff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kodak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kodak is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
- Sassafras
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Viper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Walkertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walkertown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Woodland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodland Park is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Allock 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 Allock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Allock and extending to:
- Hazard, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Allock to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,812 miles [7,744.2 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 '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- Allock) 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 Allock 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 Allock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2290, Longitude: -83.0732 In this case, the coordinates for Allock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.545 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.36 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.824 degrees. |
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