Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hyden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hyden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hyden
- 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 Hyden:
- 37.162320, -83.373574
- 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 Hyden
- 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 Leslie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Leslie County
- Since Hyden is near Perry County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Hyden ...
We found one communities that share the name Hyden.
Within Kentucky, the name Hyden is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Hyden in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hyden ...
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.
- Big Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Bobs Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Busy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Butterfly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Confluence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Cutshin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Dryhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Dunraven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Grassy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Jacks Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacks Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Creek
- Jacks Creek is located in Clay County
- Jason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Krypton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
- Krypton is located in Perry County
- Thousandsticks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thousandsticks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
- Typo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Hyden 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 city such as Hyden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hyden and extending to:
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Hyden to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 364 miles [585.8 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 6,239 miles [10,040.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hyden. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hyden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hyden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1623, Longitude: -83.3736 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Hyden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.727 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.559 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.971 degrees. |