Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cork and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cork
- 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 Cork:
- 37.037557, -85.583301
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cork
- 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 Metcalfe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Metcalfe County
- Since Cork is near Adair County and also Green County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Adair County
- eBird sighting report for Green 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cork ...
We found eight communities that share the name Cork.
Within Kentucky, the name Cork is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Georgia
- Minnesota
- New Brunswick
- This Cork lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cork that is located in Metcalfe County.
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cork ...
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.
- Breeding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Cedar Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Echo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Fry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Goodluck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Gradyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gradyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Knob Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Little Barren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
- Little Barren is located in Green County
- Nell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Node
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Weed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Wisdom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Cork 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 Cork to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cork and extending to:
- Edmonton, which is the Seat of Metcalfe County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Cork to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>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 482 miles [775.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,053 miles [11,350.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,929 miles [7,932.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cork) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0376, Longitude: -85.5833 In this case, the coordinates for Cork 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Cork 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cork to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.081 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.093 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.953 degrees. |