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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 Barbourville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barbourville 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 Barbourville:
- 36.868108, -83.886866
- 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 Barbourville
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Barbourville is near Letcher County and also Bell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bell 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 Barbourville
Communities Also Named Barbourville ...
We found one communities that are also named Barbourville.
Within Kentucky, the name Barbourville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Barbourville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Delaware County
- This Barbourville is located in Delaware County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the northeast of the Barbourville that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Barbourville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barbourville ...
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.
- Cannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Dishman Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dishman Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman Springs
- Flat Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Girdler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Flat Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Flat Lick
- Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Providence is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Swan Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Swanpond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Swanpond is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanpond
- Turkey Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Turkey Creek is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
How Far From Barbourville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Barbourville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barbourville and extending to:
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Barbourville to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Barbourville) 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 Barbourville 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 Barbourville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8681, Longitude: -83.8869 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.037 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.871 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.272 degrees. |
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