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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 Cooktown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooktown 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 Cooktown:
- 36.834774, -85.940812
- 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 Cooktown
- 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 Barren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barren County
- Since Cooktown is near Monroe County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Cooktown
Communities Also Named Cooktown ...
We found six communities that are also named Cooktown.
Within Kentucky, the name Cooktown is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Miller County
- This Cooktown is located in Miller County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the south of the Cooktown that is located in Barren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Cooktown.
- Wilkinson County
- This Cooktown is located in Wilkinson County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km] to the south southeast of the Cooktown that is located in Barren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkinson County community of Cooktown.
- Louisiana
- Lincoln Parish
- This Cooktown is located in Lincoln Parish and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cooktown that is located in Barren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln Parish community of Cooktown.
- North Carolina
- Mitchell County
- This Cooktown is located in Mitchell County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cooktown that is located in Barren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Cooktown.
- Tennessee
- Fentress County
- This Cooktown is located in Fentress County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cooktown that is located in Barren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fentress County community of Cooktown.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Cooktown is located in Fairfax County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cooktown that is located in Barren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Cooktown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooktown ...
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.
- Cedar Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Dry Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dry Fork is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
- Eighty Eight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Fountain Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Lamb
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Lucas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Nobob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Peter Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Peter Creek is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Creek
- Rocky Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Roseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Temple Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Walnut Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Cooktown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cooktown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cooktown and extending to:
- Glasgow, which is the Seat of Barren County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cooktown to Glasgow, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 505 miles [812.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,953 miles [7,971.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Cooktown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cooktown 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 Cooktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8348, Longitude: -85.9408 In this case, the coordinates for Cooktown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.297 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.313 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.16 degrees. |
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