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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 Cumberland City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cumberland City 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 Cumberland City:
- 36.805067, -85.068287
- 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 Cumberland City
- 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Since Cumberland City is near Wayne County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Cumberland City
Communities Also Named Cumberland City ...
We found one communities that are also named Cumberland City.
Within Kentucky, the name Cumberland City is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Cumberland City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Stewart County
- This Cumberland City is located in Stewart County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the west of the Cumberland City that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stewart County community of Cumberland City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cumberland City ...
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.
- Aaron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aaron is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Alpha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cartwright
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cartwright is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Decide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Decide is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decide
- Gapcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gapcreek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
- Helm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Helm is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Ida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Long Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Manntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manntown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manntown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Savage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Seventy Six
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Seventy Six is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventy Six
- Snow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Snow is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Susie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Susie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susie
- Wait
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wait is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wait
- Windy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
How Far From Cumberland City 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 Cumberland City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cumberland City and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Cumberland City to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 460 miles [740.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,917 miles [7,913.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cumberland City) 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 Cumberland City 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 Cumberland City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8051, Longitude: -85.0683 In this case, the coordinates for Cumberland City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.758 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.69 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.792 degrees. |
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