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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 Kyrock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kyrock 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 Kyrock:
- 37.262706, -86.256282
- 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 Kyrock
- 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 Edmonson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edmonson County
- Since Kyrock is near Grayson County and also Hart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart 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 Kyrock
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kyrock ...
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.
- Arthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Bee Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Gold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Black Gold is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Gold
- Cub Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cub Run is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Run
- Hillview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillview is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Huff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ponderosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ponderosa is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Prosperity
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Ridgedale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ridgedale is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Straw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Straw is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straw
- Sunfish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Windyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Windyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Woodside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Kyrock 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 Kyrock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kyrock and extending to:
- Brownsville, which is the Seat of Edmonson County, lies just to the South.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Kyrock to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 513 miles [825.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,072 miles [11,381.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,948 miles [7,963 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Kyrock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kyrock 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 Kyrock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2627, Longitude: -86.2563 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.504 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.611 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.188 degrees. |
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