Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Democrat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Democrat and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Democrat
- 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 Democrat:
- 37.233435, -82.803214
- 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 Democrat
- 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 Democrat is near Knott County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knott County
- eBird sighting report for Pike 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
Communities Also Named Democrat ...
We found six communities that share the name Democrat.
Within Kentucky, the name Democrat is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Idaho
- North Carolina
- Texas
- Comanche County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Comanche County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Democrat.
- Mills County
- This Democrat is located in Mills County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Democrat that is located in Letcher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mills County community of Democrat.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Democrat ...
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.
- Bath
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Craftsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craftsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Drew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Hemphill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Little Colly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Colly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Colly
- Little Colly is located in Letcher County
- Lucastown
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Marshal Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshal Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshal Branch
- Marshal Branch is located in Letcher County
- Martinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Knott County
- May
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Millstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Neon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Pine Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Polly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Democrat 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 Democrat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Democrat and extending to:
- Whitesburg, which is the Seat of Letcher County, lies just to the South.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Democrat to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>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 333 miles [535.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Democrat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Democrat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Democrat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2334, Longitude: -82.8032 In this case, the coordinates for Democrat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Democrat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Democrat to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.382 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.173 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.708 degrees. |