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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 Cannon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cannon 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 Cannon:
- 36.914533, -83.858257
- 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 Cannon
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Cannon is near Letcher County and also Laurel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laurel 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 Cannon
Communities Also Named Cannon ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Cannon.
Within Kentucky, the name Cannon is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Cannon [Benton County].
- California
- Solano County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Cannon [Solano County].
- Connecticut
- Fairfield 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 Connecticut community of Cannon [Fairfield County].
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Cannon is located in Sussex County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Cannon that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Cannon.
- Idaho
- Oneida 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 Idaho community of Cannon [Oneida County].
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Cannon is located in Caddo Parish and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Cannon that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Cannon.
- Missouri
- Lincoln 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 Missouri community of Cannon [Lincoln County].
- Nevada
- White Pine 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 Nevada community of Cannon [White Pine County].
- New Mexico
- Curry 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 New Mexico community of Cannon [Curry County].
- Ohio
- Muskingum County
- This Cannon is located in Muskingum County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Cannon that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Cannon.
- Texas
- Camp 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 Texas community of Cannon [Camp County].
- Grayson County
- This Cannon is located in Grayson County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Cannon that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Cannon.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Cannon is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,525 miles [2,454.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Cannon that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Cannon.
- Virginia
- Carroll 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 Virginia community of Cannon [Carroll County].
- Fairfax County
- This Cannon is located in Fairfax County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Cannon that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Cannon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cannon ...
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.
- Crane Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Dishman Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dishman Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman Springs
- Flat Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Girdler
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Old Flat Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Flat Lick
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Swan Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Swanpond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swanpond is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanpond
- Turkey Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Creek is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
How Far From Cannon 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 Cannon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cannon and extending to:
- Barbourville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cannon to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,270 miles [10,090.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,860 miles [7,821.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Cannon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Cannon 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> | 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- Cannon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cannon 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 Cannon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9145, Longitude: -83.8583 In this case, the coordinates for Cannon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.02 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.859 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.247 degrees. |
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