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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 Kodak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kodak 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 Kodak:
- 37.205374, -83.031275
- 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 Kodak
- 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Kodak is near Knott County and also Letcher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher 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 Kodak
Communities Also Named Kodak ...
We found two communities that are also named Kodak.
Within Kentucky, the name Kodak is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Pershing County
- This Kodak is located in Pershing County and lies 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kodak that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pershing County community of Kodak.
- Tennessee
- Sevier County
- This Kodak is located in Sevier County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kodak that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Kodak.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kodak ...
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.
- Acup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Acup is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Breeding Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Breeding Creek is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Creek
- Carbon Glow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carbon Glow is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Glow
- Cody
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cody is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Defiance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Defiance is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Happy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Happy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Indian Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
- Irishmans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Irishmans is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishmans
- Jeff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Redfox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Sassafras
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Kodak 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 Kodak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kodak and extending to:
- Hazard, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kodak to Hazard, with an average speed<3> 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 346 miles [556.8 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 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kodak) 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 Kodak 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 Kodak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2054, Longitude: -83.0313 In this case, the coordinates for Kodak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.52 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.327 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.813 degrees. |
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