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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 Matlock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Matlock 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 Matlock:
- 36.832819, -86.466104
- 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 Matlock
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Matlock is near Simpson County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Simpson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Matlock
Communities Also Named Matlock ...
We found five communities that are also named Matlock.
Within Kentucky, the name Matlock is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Tattnall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Matlock [Tattnall County].
- Iowa
- Sioux County
- This Matlock is located in Sioux County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Matlock that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sioux County community of Matlock.
- Manitoba
- This Matlock lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Matlock that is located in Warren County.
- Texas
- Dallam County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Matlock [Dallam County].
- Washington
- Mason County
- This Matlock is located in Mason County and lies 2,003 miles [3,223.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Matlock that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Matlock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Matlock ...
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.
- Butlersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Butlersville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlersville
- Clare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clare is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gold City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Halfway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Hickory Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hickory Flat is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lost River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lost River is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
- Pope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Rich Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Pond is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Pond
- Rockfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Temperance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Temperance is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
- Three Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Three Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
How Far From Matlock 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 Matlock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Matlock and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Matlock to Bowling Green, with an average speed<4> 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 128 miles [206 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Matlock 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Matlock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Matlock 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 Matlock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8328, Longitude: -86.4661 In this case, the coordinates for Matlock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.623 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.688 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.389 degrees. |
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