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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 Cornettsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cornettsville 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 Cornettsville:
    • 37.133984, -83.076833
    • 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 Cornettsville
  • 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 Cornettsville ...

We found one communities that share the name Cornettsville.

Within Kentucky, the name Cornettsville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Davies's County
      • This Cornettsville is located in Davies's County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cornettsville that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davies's County community of Cornettsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cornettsville ...

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.

  • Acup
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
    • Acup is located in Perry County
  • Daisy
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Daisy is located in Perry County
  • Defiance
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Defiance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
    • Defiance is located in Perry County
  • Happy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
    • Happy is located in Perry County
  • Indian Bottom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
    • Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
  • Jeff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
    • Jeff is located in Perry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeff <3>
  • Kodak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kodak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
    • Kodak is located in Perry County
  • Sassafras
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassafras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • Sassafras is located in Knott County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sassafras <3>
  • Skyline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
    • Skyline is located in Letcher County
  • Turkey Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
    • Turkey Creek is located in Letcher County
  • Viper
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
    • Viper is located in Perry County

How Far From Cornettsville to ...

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 community such as Cornettsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Hazard, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cornettsville to Hazard, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 350 miles [563.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,816 miles [7,750.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cornettsville. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cornettsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cornettsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1340, Longitude: -83.0768       In this case, the coordinates for Cornettsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Cornettsville 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 311.547 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.349 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.853 degrees.









 

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