Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cooksburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooksburg and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cooksburg

• 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 Cooksburg:
  • 37.388974, -84.185210
  • 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 Cooksburg

• 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 Rockcastle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
  • Since Cooksburg is near Jackson County and also Laurel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Cooksburg

Communities Also Named Cooksburg ...

We found two communities that are also named Cooksburg.

Within Kentucky, the name Cooksburg is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Albany County
    • This Cooksburg is located in Albany County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cooksburg that is located in Rockcastle County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Cooksburg.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Clarion County
    • This Cooksburg is located in Clarion County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cooksburg that is located in Rockcastle County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Cooksburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooksburg ...

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.

• Climax
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Climax is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
• Cruise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cruise is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise
• Cruise Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cruise Ferry is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise Ferry
• Dry Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dry Fork is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
• Flat Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Rock is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Hummel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hummel is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummel
• Loam
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Loam is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loam
• Orlando
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
• Sinks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sinks is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
• Threelinks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Threelinks is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threelinks

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

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

• Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Rockcastle County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Cooksburg to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'