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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 Cotton Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cotton Branch 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 Cotton Branch:
    • 37.872715, -84.118220
    • 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 Cotton Branch
  • 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
    • Since Cotton Branch is near Madison County and also Estill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Cotton Branch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cotton Branch ...

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.

  • Bogie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bogie is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogie
  • Clarksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarksville is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ford is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
  • Forest Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Grove is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Franklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Franklin is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Hunt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunt is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
  • Iron Mound
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Iron Mound is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mound
  • Lilly's Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lilly's Ferry is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly's Ferry
  • Log Lick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Log Lick is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
  • Lone Oak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lone Oak is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Pilot View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pilot View is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot View
  • Pine Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Providence
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Providence is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Rabbit Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
    • Rightangle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Rightangle is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rightangle
    • Union City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Union City is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cotton Branch and extending to:

  • Winchester, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cotton Branch to Winchester, with an average speed<2> 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 46 miles [74 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,830 miles [7,773.1 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- Cotton Branch) 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 Cotton Branch 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 Cotton Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8727, Longitude: -84.1182       In this case, the coordinates for Cotton Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.186 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.187 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.087 degrees.