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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 Jinks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jinks 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 Jinks:
- 37.606472, -84.032149
- 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 Jinks
- 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 Estill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Estill County
- Since Jinks is near Jackson County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Jinks
Communities Also Named Jinks ...
We found one communities that are also named Jinks.
Within Kentucky, the name Jinks is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Jinks in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Decatur County
- This Jinks is located in Decatur County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the south of the Jinks that is located in Estill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Jinks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jinks ...
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.
- Brazil
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brazil is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Chestnut Flat
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Flat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Flat
- Crooked Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crooked Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Drip Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Drip Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drip Rock
- Happy Top
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Happy Top is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Top
- Indian Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Spring is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring
- Knob Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Knob Lick is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Little Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Locust Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lynch Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Park is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Pea Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Sand Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sand Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Sinking Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sinking Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Valley
- Wisemantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wisemantown is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisemantown
How Far From Jinks 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 Jinks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jinks and extending to:
- Irvine, which is the Seat of Estill County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Jinks to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jinks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Jinks 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 Jinks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6065, Longitude: -84.0321 In this case, the coordinates for Jinks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.132 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.086 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.126 degrees. |
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