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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 Linton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linton 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 Linton:
- 36.686718, -87.918635
- 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 Linton
- 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 Trigg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trigg County
- Since Linton is near Stewart County and also Calloway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stewart County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calloway 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 Linton
Communities Also Named Linton ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Linton.
Within Kentucky, the name Linton is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Linton is located in Jefferson County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Linton that is located in Trigg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Linton.
- Georgia
- Hancock County
- This Linton is located in Hancock County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Linton that is located in Trigg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Linton.
- Indiana
- Greene County
- This Linton is located in Greene County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Linton that is located in Trigg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Linton.
- Iowa
- Des Moines County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Linton [Des Moines County].
- Kansas
- Linn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Linton [Linn County].
- Louisiana
- Bossier Parish
- This Linton is located in Bossier Parish and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Linton that is located in Trigg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Linton.
- Mississippi
- Clarke County
- This Linton is located in Clarke County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the south of the Linton that is located in Trigg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Linton.
- North Dakota
- Emmons County
- This Linton is located in Emmons County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Linton that is located in Trigg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmons County community of Linton.
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Columbiana County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Linton.
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Linton [Jefferson County].
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Linton.
- Quebec
- This Linton lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Linton that is located in Trigg County.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Linton is located in Davidson County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Linton that is located in Trigg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Linton.
- Wisconsin
- Walworth County
- This Linton is located in Walworth County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the north of the Linton that is located in Trigg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Linton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Linton ...
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.
- Big Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpus Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Point is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Chestnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Golden Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Roaring Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roaring Spring is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
- Rushing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rushing is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
- Tip Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tip Top is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
- Tobaccoport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tobaccoport is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoport
How Far From Linton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Linton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Linton and extending to:
- Cadiz, which is the Seat of Trigg County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Linton to Cadiz, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 612 miles [984.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,044 miles [8,117.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Linton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Linton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Linton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Linton 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 Linton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6867, Longitude: -87.9186 In this case, the coordinates for Linton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.528 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.708 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.06 degrees. |
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