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 Black Bottom:
36.908980, -83.080168
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.
We found two communities that share the name Black Bottom.
Within Kentucky, the name Black Bottom is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Cullman County
This Black Bottom is located in Cullman County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Black Bottom that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Black Bottom.
West Virginia
Logan County
This Black Bottom is located in Logan County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the northeast of the Black Bottom that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Black Bottom.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Bottom ...
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.
Bonny Blue (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonny Blue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Black Bottom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Black Bottom and extending to:
Harlan, which is the Seat of Harlan County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Black Bottom to Harlan, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 356 miles [572.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Black Bottom) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Bottom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9090, Longitude: -83.0802 In this case, the coordinates for Black Bottom 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>
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 Black Bottom to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.549 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.317 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.92 degrees.