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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 Blackburn Bottom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blackburn Bottom and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Blackburn Bottom:
    • 37.559545, -82.418758
    • 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 Blackburn Bottom
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackburn 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.

  • Canada
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
    • Canada is located in Pike County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canada <2>
  • Coal Run Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Grassy Branch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Branch
    • Grassy Branch is located in Pike County
  • Joes Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
    • Joes Creek is located in Pike County
  • Lower Chloe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Chloe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chloe
    • Lower Chloe is located in Pike County
  • Pigeon Roost
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
    • Pigeon Roost is located in Pike County
  • Pikeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Raccoon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raccoon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
    • Raccoon is located in Pike County
  • Tom Ray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tom Ray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Ray
    • Tom Ray is located in Pike County
  • Upper Dick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Dick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dick
    • Upper Dick is located in Pike County
  • Upper Turkey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Turkey
    • Upper Turkey is located in Pike County

How Far From Blackburn Bottom 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 Blackburn Bottom to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Blackburn Bottom and extending to:

  • Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Blackburn Bottom to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,770 miles [7,676.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blackburn Bottom. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Blackburn Bottom) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blackburn Bottom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5595, Longitude: -82.4188       In this case, the coordinates for Blackburn Bottom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Blackburn Bottom 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 311.148 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.953 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.447 degrees.









 

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