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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 Cannons Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cannons Mill 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 Cannons Mill:
    • 36.688956, -85.089954
    • 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 Cannons Mill
  • 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
    • Since Cannons Mill is near Pickett County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickett County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Cannons Mill

Communities Also Named Cannons Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Cannons Mill.

Within Kentucky, the name Cannons Mill is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Cannons Mill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This Cannons Mill is located in Columbiana County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cannons Mill that is located in Clinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Cannons Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cannons Mill ...

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.

  • Alpha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alpha is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Bug
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bug is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug
  • Cartwright
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cartwright is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Cedar Knob
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Knob is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knob
  • Gapcreek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gapcreek is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
  • Huntersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntersville is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Ida
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ida is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
  • Jones Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jones Mill is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
  • Powersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Powersburg is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersburg
  • Red Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Red Hill is located in Pickett County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Savage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Savage is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Snow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Snow is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
  • Static
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Static is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
  • Sunnybrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sunnybrook is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook

How Far From Cannons Mill 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 Cannons Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cannons Mill and extending to:

  • Albany, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the West.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Cannons Mill to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 464 miles [746.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,047 miles [11,341 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cannons Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Cannons Mill 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 Cannons Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6890, Longitude: -85.0900       In this case, the coordinates for Cannons Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.769 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.686 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.832 degrees.