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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 Drew, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drew 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 Drew:
    • 37.286212, -82.858215
    • 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 Drew
  • 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 Drew ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Drew.

Within Kentucky, the name Drew is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Bernardino 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 California community of Drew [San Bernardino County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Drew is located in Hillsborough County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<2> to the south of the Drew that is located in Knott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Drew.
    • Georgia
      • Forsyth County
      • This Drew is located in Forsyth County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Drew that is located in Knott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Drew.
    • Indiana
      • Delaware County
      • This Drew is located in Delaware County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Drew that is located in Knott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Drew.
    • Iowa
      • Wright County
      • This Drew is located in Wright County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Drew that is located in Knott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Drew.
    • Louisiana
      • Calcasieu Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Drew [Calcasieu Parish].
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Drew is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Drew that is located in Knott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Drew.
    • Maine
      • Penobscot 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 Maine community of Drew [Penobscot County].
    • Michigan
      • Isabella County
      • This Drew is located in Isabella County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Drew that is located in Knott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isabella County community of Drew.
      • Newaygo 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 Michigan community of Drew [Newaygo County].
    • Mississippi
      • Sunflower County
      • This Drew is located in Sunflower County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Drew that is located in Knott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Drew.
    • Missouri
      • Laclede County
      • This Drew is located in Laclede County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<2> to the west of the Drew that is located in Knott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Drew.
      • Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Drew [Saint Louis County].
    • North Carolina
      • Bertie County
      • This Drew is located in Bertie County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Drew that is located in Knott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bertie County community of Drew.
    • Ontario
      • This Drew lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<2> to the north of the Drew that is located in Knott County.
    • Oregon
      • Douglas County
      • This Drew is located in Douglas County and lies 2,129 miles [3,426.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Drew that is located in Knott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Drew.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Drew ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Knott County
  • Democrat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Democrat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
    • Democrat is located in Letcher County
  • Dry Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
    • Dry Creek is located in Knott County
  • Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
    • Hall is located in Knott County
  • Hollybush
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollybush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybush
    • Hollybush is located in Knott County
  • Kite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
    • Kite is located in Knott County
  • Marshal Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • May is located in Knott County
  • Middle Carr Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Carr Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Carr Creek
    • Middle Carr Creek is located in Knott County
  • Pine Top
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
    • Pine Top is located in Knott County
  • Spider
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spider have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spider
    • Spider is located in Knott County

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

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

  • Hindman, which is the Seat of Knott County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Drew 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 335 miles [539.1 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>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drew. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

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 Drew 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Drew) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Drew. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2862, Longitude: -82.8582       In this case, the coordinates for Drew have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Drew 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 311.415 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.219 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.716 degrees.









 

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