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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 Inez, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Inez 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 Inez:
- 37.866613, -82.539119
- 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 Inez
- 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 Martin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Since Inez is near Wayne County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Inez
Communities Also Named Inez ...
We found ten communities that are also named Inez.
Within Kentucky, the name Inez is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Sherman 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 Kansas community of Inez [Sherman County].
- Minnesota
- Beltrami County
- This Inez is located in Beltrami County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Inez that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beltrami County community of Inez.
- Nebraska
- Holt County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Inez [Holt County].
- New Mexico
- Roosevelt County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Inez [Roosevelt County].
- North Carolina
- Warren County
- This Inez is located in Warren County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Inez that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Inez.
- Pennsylvania
- Potter County
- This Inez is located in Potter County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Inez that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Inez.
- Texas
- Victoria County
- This Inez is located in Victoria County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Inez that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Victoria County community of Inez.
- Virginia
- Louisa 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 Virginia community of Inez [Louisa County].
- West Virginia
- Cabell County
- This Inez is located in Cabell County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Inez that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Inez.
- Wyoming
- Converse 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 Wyoming community of Inez [Converse County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Inez ...
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.
- Beauty
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castle is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
- Chestnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chestnut is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Greyeagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Job
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Job is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job
- Kermit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lovely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Patrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Stepptown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stepptown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepptown
- Stonecoal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tomahawk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Upper Tug
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Tug is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Tug
How Far From Inez 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 city such as Inez to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Inez and extending to:
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Inez 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,762 miles [7,663.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Inez 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Inez) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Inez, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Inez 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 Inez. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8666, Longitude: -82.5391 In this case, the coordinates for Inez have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.219 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.079 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.405 degrees. |
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