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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 Blue Diamond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Diamond 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 Blue Diamond:
- 37.307873, -83.215730
- 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 Blue Diamond
- 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 Blue Diamond is near Knott County and also Breathitt 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 Breathitt 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 Blue Diamond
Communities Also Named Blue Diamond ...
We found one communities that are also named Blue Diamond.
Within Kentucky, the name Blue Diamond is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Blue Diamond in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This Blue Diamond is located in Clark County and lies 1,776 miles [2,858.2 km]<1> to the west of the Blue Diamond that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Blue Diamond.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Diamond ...
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.
- Airport Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Airport Gardens is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Gardens
- Busy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Busy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy
- Butterfly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butterfly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
- Christopher
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Christopher is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- Combs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Combs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Dice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dice is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
- Dunraven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dunraven is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunraven
- Dwarf
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Hardburly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Hazard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Manuel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Manuel is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel
- Typo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Typo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Typo
- Walkertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walkertown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Woodland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Park is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Blue Diamond 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 Blue Diamond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blue Diamond and extending to:
- Hazard, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Blue Diamond 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 353 miles [568.1 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 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,815 miles [7,749 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 from Point A (ie- Blue Diamond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Blue Diamond 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 Blue Diamond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3079, Longitude: -83.2157 In this case, the coordinates for Blue Diamond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.632 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.471 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.861 degrees. |
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