Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ingram, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ingram and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ingram
- 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 Ingram:
- 36.730174, -83.797862
- 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 Ingram
- 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 Bell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bell County
- Since Ingram is near Knox County and also Whitley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Whitley 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 Ingram ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Ingram.
Within Kentucky, the name Ingram is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Anson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ingram [Anson County].
- Northampton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ingram [Northampton County].
- Richmond County
- This Ingram is located in Richmond County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ingram that is located in Bell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Ingram.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Chippewa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Ingram [Chippewa County].
- Rusk County
- This Ingram is located in Rusk County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ingram that is located in Bell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Ingram.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ingram ...
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.
- Blanche
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Carpenter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Ferndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Flat Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Fourmile
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Ivy Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Old Flat Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Flat Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Flat Lick
- Old Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Pogue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Premier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Rain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Stony Fork Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Fork Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County
- Straight Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straight Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Swan Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Swanpond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Turkey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Turkey Creek is located in Knox County
- Yellow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County
- Swan Lake
How Far From Ingram 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 community such as Ingram to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ingram and extending to:
- Pineville, which is the Seat of Bell County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Ingram to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>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 397 miles [638.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ingram. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ingram) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ingram. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7302, Longitude: -83.7979 In this case, the coordinates for Ingram have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ingram, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Ingram 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Ingram to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.981 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.788 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.273 degrees. |