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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 Kimbrell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kimbrell and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Kimbrell:
    • 37.804248, -83.991035
    • 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 Kimbrell
  • 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 Kimbrell is near Powell County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Powell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Kimbrell

Communities Also Named Kimbrell ...

We found one communities that are also named Kimbrell.

Within Kentucky, the name Kimbrell is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Kimbrell in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kimbrell that is located in Estill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Kimbrell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kimbrell ...

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.

  • Bogie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bogie is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogie
  • Clarksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksville is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clay City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fox
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fox is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Happy Top
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Happy Top is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Top
  • Iron Mound
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Iron Mound is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mound
  • Lilly's Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lilly's Ferry is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly's Ferry
  • Log Lick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Log Lick is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
  • Lone Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lone Oak is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Marbleyard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Marbleyard is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbleyard
    • Pine Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Sand Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Sand Hill is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Spout Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Spout Springs is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
    • Stump
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Stump is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump
    • Waltersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Waltersville is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville

How Far From Kimbrell 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 Kimbrell to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kimbrell and extending to:

  • Irvine, which is the Seat of Estill County, lies just to the South.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Kimbrell to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 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 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 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 4,827 miles [7,768.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kimbrell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Kimbrell 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 Kimbrell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8042, Longitude: -83.9910       In this case, the coordinates for Kimbrell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.108 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.087 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.051 degrees.