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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 Congleton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Congleton 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 Congleton:
    • 37.552309, -83.716860
    • 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 Congleton
  • 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Since Congleton is near Owsley County and also Estill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Owsley County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Estill 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 Congleton

Communities Also Named Congleton ...

We found two communities that are also named Congleton.

There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Congleton.

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

  • Communities Located In Kentucky ...
    • McLean County
      • This Congleton is located in McLean County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the west of the Congleton that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Congleton.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Pitt County
      • This Congleton is located in Pitt County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Congleton that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Congleton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Congleton ...

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.

  • Chestnut Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Gap is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
  • Evelyn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Evelyn is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
  • Fixer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Fixer is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fixer
  • Harris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Harris is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Levi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Levi is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi
  • Lone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lone is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
  • Lower Buffalo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lower Buffalo is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Buffalo
  • Pinnacle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinnacle is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
  • Stay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stay is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
  • Travellers Rest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
  • Willow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Yellow Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Yellow Rock is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Rock

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

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

  • Beattyville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Congleton 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Congleton) 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 Congleton 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 Congleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5523, Longitude: -83.7169       In this case, the coordinates for Congleton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.938 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.857 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.005 degrees.