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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 Cyclone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cyclone 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 Cyclone:
    • 36.837556, -85.679416
    • 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 Cyclone
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Metcalfe County
    • Since Cyclone is near Monroe County and also Barren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barren 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 Cyclone

Communities Also Named Cyclone ...

We found ten communities that are also named Cyclone.

Within Kentucky, the name Cyclone is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Screven County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cyclone [Screven County].
    • Indiana
      • Clinton County
      • This Cyclone is located in Clinton County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<2> to the north of the Cyclone that is located in Metcalfe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Cyclone.
    • Mississippi
      • Simpson County
      • This Cyclone is located in Simpson County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Cyclone that is located in Metcalfe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Cyclone.
    • Missouri
      • McDonald County
      • This Cyclone is located in McDonald County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<2> to the west of the Cyclone that is located in Metcalfe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Cyclone.
    • Ohio
      • Portage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Cyclone [Portage County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • McKean County
      • This Cyclone is located in McKean County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Cyclone that is located in Metcalfe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Cyclone.
    • Tennessee
      • Wayne County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Cyclone [Wayne County].
    • Texas
      • Bell County
      • This Cyclone is located in Bell County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cyclone that is located in Metcalfe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Cyclone.
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Cyclone [Logan County].
      • Wyoming County
      • This Cyclone is located in Wyoming County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cyclone that is located in Metcalfe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Cyclone.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cyclone ...

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.

  • Cedar Flat
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
  • Eighty Eight
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
  • Goodluck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Goodluck is located in Metcalfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
  • Grandview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Grandview is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Kino
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kino is located in Barren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
  • Marrowbone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
  • Mud Lick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
  • Nobob
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Nobob is located in Barren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
  • Persimmon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Persimmon is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Randolph
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Rockbridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Rockbridge is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
    • Sulphur Lick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sulphur Lick is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Lick
    • Summer Shade
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Temple Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Temple Hill is located in Barren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
    • Willow Shade
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Willow Shade is located in Metcalfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Shade

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

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

  • Edmonton, which is the Seat of Metcalfe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cyclone to Edmonton, with an average speed<5> 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 103 miles [165.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,066 miles [11,371.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,941 miles [7,951.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Cyclone 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.
<2>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- Cyclone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cyclone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Cyclone 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 Cyclone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8376, Longitude: -85.6794       In this case, the coordinates for Cyclone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.135 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.128 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.047 degrees.