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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 Insco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Insco 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 Insco:
- 36.981155, -86.864441
- 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 Insco
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Insco is near Butler County and also Muhlenberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg 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 Insco
Communities Also Named Insco ...
We found one communities that are also named Insco.
Within Kentucky, the name Insco is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Insco in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Beauregard Parish
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Insco [Beauregard Parish].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Insco ...
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.
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Diamond Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond Springs is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Edwards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Edwards is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Gasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gasper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasper
- Harper Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harper Crossroads is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Crossroads
- Henrysville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Henrysville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
- Hollow Bill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow Bill is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Bill
- Homer
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Lewisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lost City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Spa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spa is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spa
- Wolf Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
How Far From Insco 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 Insco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Insco and extending to:
- Russellville, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Insco to Russellville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,110 miles [11,442.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Insco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Insco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Insco 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 Insco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9812, Longitude: -86.8644 In this case, the coordinates for Insco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.877 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.00 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.526 degrees. |
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