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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 Cromona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cromona 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 Cromona:
    • 37.186492, -82.697101
    • 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 Cromona
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cromona ...

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.

  • Bottom Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bottom Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottom Fork
    • Bottom Fork is located in Letcher County
  • Bucklick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucklick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
    • Bucklick is located in Pike County
  • Craftsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craftsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
    • Craftsville is located in Letcher County
  • Haymond
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymond
    • Haymond is located in Letcher County
  • Hemphill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
    • Hemphill is located in Letcher County
    • Hemphill has also been known as:
    • Jackhorn
  • Jenkins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Millstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
    • Millstone is located in Letcher County
  • Neon
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neon
    • Neon is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neon <2>
  • Neon Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neon Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neon Junction
    • Neon Junction is located in Letcher County
  • Potters Fork
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potters Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Fork
    • Potters Fork is located in Letcher County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cromona and extending to:

  • Whitesburg, which is the Seat of Letcher County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cromona to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cromona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Cromona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cromona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1865, Longitude: -82.6971       In this case, the coordinates for Cromona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Cromona 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 311.318 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.093 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.677 degrees.









 

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