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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 Hurst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hurst 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 Hurst:
    • 37.637032, -83.504907
    • 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 Hurst
  • 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 Breathitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Breathitt County
    • Since Hurst is near Wolfe County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wolfe County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Hurst

Communities Also Named Hurst ...

We found nine communities that are also named Hurst.

Within Kentucky, the name Hurst is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Fannin County
      • This Hurst is located in Fannin County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hurst that is located in Breathitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Hurst.
    • Illinois
      • Williamson County
      • This Hurst is located in Williamson County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the west of the Hurst that is located in Breathitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Hurst.
    • Michigan
      • Presque Isle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hurst [Presque Isle County].
    • Mississippi
      • Amite County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Hurst [Amite County].
    • Missouri
      • Texas County
      • This Hurst is located in Texas County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the west of the Hurst that is located in Breathitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Hurst.
    • Tennessee
      • McNairy County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Hurst [McNairy County].
    • Texas
      • Coryell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hurst [Coryell County].
      • Tarrant County
      • This Hurst is located in Tarrant County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hurst that is located in Breathitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Hurst.
    • West Virginia
      • Lewis County
      • This Hurst is located in Lewis County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hurst that is located in Breathitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Hurst.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hurst ...

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.

  • Baptist
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Baptist is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
  • Bethany
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bethany is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Fivemile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fivemile is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
  • Frozen Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
  • Grannie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grannie is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannie
  • Landsaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Landsaw is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsaw
  • Mary
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mary is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
  • Nelson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Nelson is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Rosedale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosedale is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • War Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • War Creek is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Creek
  • Widecreek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Widecreek is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widecreek
  • Wolverine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine

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

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

  • Jackson, which is the Seat of Breathitt County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hurst to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 361 miles [581 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Hurst) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hurst 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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Hurst 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 Hurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6370, Longitude: -83.5049       In this case, the coordinates for Hurst have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.809 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.721 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.889 degrees.