Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Kingdom Come, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingdom Come and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kingdom Come

• 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 Kingdom Come:
  • 37.080407, -82.880263
  • 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 Kingdom Come

• 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 Letcher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher County
  • Since Kingdom Come is near Harlan County and also Wise County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wise 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 Kingdom Come

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingdom Come ...

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.

• Bellcraft
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bellcraft is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellcraft
• Crown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crown is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
• Day
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Day is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
• Defeated Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Defeated Creek is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated Creek
• Flint
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flint is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
• Hot Spot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hot Spot is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Spot
  • Hot Spot has also been known as:
  • Hotspot
• Ice
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ice is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice
• Indian Bottom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
• Jeremiah
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeremiah is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeremiah <1>
• Kings Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
• Linefork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Linefork is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
• Oven Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Oven Fork is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
• Partridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Partridge is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
• Skyline
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Skyline is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kingdom Come and extending to:

• Whitesburg, which is the Seat of Letcher County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 133 miles [214 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Kingdom Come to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'