Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Defeated Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Defeated Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Defeated Creek
- 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 Defeated Creek:
- 37.051760, -82.992940
- 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 Defeated Creek
- 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 Letcher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Letcher County
- Since Defeated Creek is near Harlan County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harlan County
- eBird sighting report for Perry 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Defeated Creek ...
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.
- Blair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Chad
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Chad is located in Harlan County
- Flint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Gordon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Hot Spot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Spot
- Hot Spot is located in Letcher County
- Hot Spot has also been known as:
- Hotspot
- Indian Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
- Kingdom Come
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingdom Come have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Come
- Kingdom Come is located in Letcher County
- Kings Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kings Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Linefork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Partridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Sand Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Skyline
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Turkey Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Turkey Creek is located in Letcher County
How Far From Defeated Creek 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 Defeated Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Defeated Creek and extending to:
- Whitesburg, which is the Seat of Letcher County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Defeated Creek to Whitesburg, 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 129 miles [207.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 348 miles [560.1 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 6,940 miles [11,168.8 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>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Defeated Creek. 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Defeated Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Defeated Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0518, Longitude: -82.9929 In this case, the coordinates for Defeated Creek 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 Defeated Creek 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 311.496 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.278 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.841 degrees. |