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38.314407, -85.525791
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We found nine communities that share the name Coldstream.
Within Kentucky, the name Coldstream is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, five are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
British Columbia
This Coldstream lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Coldstream that is located in Jefferson County.
Georgia
Fulton County
This Coldstream is located in Fulton County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the south of the Coldstream that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Coldstream.
Maryland
Frederick County
This Coldstream is located in Frederick County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coldstream that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Coldstream.
Harford County
This Coldstream is located in Harford County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km] to the east northeast of the Coldstream that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Coldstream.
New Brunswick
This Coldstream lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coldstream that is located in Jefferson County.
Nova Scotia
This Coldstream lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coldstream that is located in Jefferson County.
Ohio
Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Coldstream [Hamilton County].
Ontario
This Coldstream lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Coldstream that is located in Jefferson County.
South Carolina
Lexington County
This Coldstream is located in Lexington County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Coldstream that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Coldstream.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coldstream ...
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 & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Coldstream to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coldstream and extending to:
Louisville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coldstream to Louisville, 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 459 miles [738.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,272 miles [10,093.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coldstream) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coldstream. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3144, Longitude: -85.5258 In this case, the coordinates for Coldstream have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Coldstream 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.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<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 Coldstream 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 313.066 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.258 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.584 degrees.