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37.387033, -83.739085
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We found fifteen communities that are also named Blake.
Within Kentucky, the name Blake is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
DeKalb County
This Blake is located in DeKalb County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Blake that is located in Owsley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Blake.
Randolph County
This Blake is located in Randolph County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km] to the south southwest of the Blake that is located in Owsley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Blake.
British Columbia
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Blake.
Florida
Volusia County
This Blake is located in Volusia County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Blake that is located in Owsley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Blake.
Idaho
Clearwater County
This Blake is located in Clearwater County and lies 1,765 miles [2,840.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blake that is located in Owsley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Blake.
Kansas
Montgomery County
This Blake is located in Montgomery County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the west of the Blake that is located in Owsley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Blake.
Maryland
Cecil County
This Blake is located in Cecil County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blake that is located in Owsley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Blake.
Michigan
Benzie County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Blake [Benzie County].
Missouri
Daviess County
This Blake is located in Daviess County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blake that is located in Owsley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Blake.
Ohio
Medina County
This Blake is located in Medina County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blake that is located in Owsley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Blake.
Ontario
This Blake lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blake that is located in Owsley County.
South Carolina
Colleton County
This Blake is located in Colleton County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Blake that is located in Owsley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Blake.
Utah
Emery County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Blake [Emery County].
West Virginia
Mercer County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Blake [Mercer County].
Wetzel County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Blake [Wetzel County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blake ...
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.
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 Blake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blake and extending to:
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Blake to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 378 miles [608.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Blake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Blake 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 Blake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3870, Longitude: -83.7391 In this case, the coordinates for Blake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.951 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.848 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.062 degrees.