Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cabot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cabot and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cabot
- 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 Cabot:
- 37.688456, -86.653189
- 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 Cabot
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Cabot is near Breckinridge County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
- eBird sighting report for Ohio 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cabot ...
We found eight communities that share the name Cabot.
Within Kentucky, the name Cabot is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Cabot lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cabot that is located in Hancock County.
- Massachusetts
- Pennsylvania
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- This Cabot is located in Boone County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cabot that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Cabot.
- Pleasants County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Cabot [Pleasants County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cabot ...
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.
- Dukes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Falling Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Branch
- Falling Branch is located in Grayson County
- Falls-of-Rough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls-of-Rough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls-of-Rough
- Falls-of-Rough is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls-of-Rough <4>
- Floral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Fordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
- Fordsville is located in Ohio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordsville <4>
- Glen Dean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Herbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Hickory Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
- Hickory Corner is located in Grayson County
- Narrows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Rockvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Roseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Tar Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Cabot 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 community such as Cabot to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cabot and extending to:
- Hawesville, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cabot to Hawesville, with an average speed<5> 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 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 527 miles [848.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,946 miles [7,959.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cabot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Cabot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cabot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6885, Longitude: -86.6532 |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Cabot 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Cabot to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.764 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.969 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.254 degrees. |