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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 Democrat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Democrat and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knott County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Democrat

Communities Also Named Democrat ...

We found six communities that are also named Democrat.

Within Kentucky, the name Democrat is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Saint Francis County
      • This Democrat is located in Saint Francis County and lies 451 miles [725.8 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 Saint Francis County community of Democrat.
    • California
      • Nevada County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Democrat [Nevada County].
    • Idaho
      • Owyhee County
      • This Democrat is located in Owyhee County and lies 1,824 miles [2,935.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Democrat that is located in Letcher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owyhee County community of Democrat.
    • North Carolina
      • Buncombe County
      • This Democrat is located in Buncombe County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the south of the Democrat that is located in Letcher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Democrat.
    • 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)
    • Bath is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Craftsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Craftsville is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
  • Drew
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Drew is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
  • Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hall is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
  • Hemphill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hemphill is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
    • Hemphill has also been known as:
    • Jackhorn
  • Little Colly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Colly is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Colly
  • Lucastown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lucastown is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucastown
  • Marshal Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Marshal Branch is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshal Branch
  • Martinsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Martinsville is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • May
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • May is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
  • Millstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Millstone is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
  • Neon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Top
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Top is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
  • Polly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Polly is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly

How Far From Democrat to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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<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 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Democrat 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 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).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.382 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.173 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.708 degrees.