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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 McCombs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McCombs 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 McCombs:
- 37.653709, -82.584042
- 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 McCombs
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since McCombs is near Floyd County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin 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 McCombs
Communities Also Named McCombs ...
We found two communities that are also named McCombs.
Within Kentucky, the name McCombs is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This McCombs is located in Jefferson County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the southwest of the McCombs that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of McCombs.
- South Carolina
- Greenwood County
- This McCombs is located in Greenwood County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the south of the McCombs that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of McCombs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McCombs ...
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.
- Allen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <2>
- Betsy Layne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Shoal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Big Shoal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shoal
- Boldman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boldman is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldman
- Broad Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Broad Bottom is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Bottom
- Bull Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bull Creek is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Coal Run Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Dana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Emma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Emma is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Harold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Joes Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joes Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Laura
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laura is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Odds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Odds is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odds
- Stanley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Tom Ray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tom Ray is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Ray
- Watergap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Wonder
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wonder is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder
How Far From McCombs 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 McCombs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McCombs and extending to:
- Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from McCombs to Pikeville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 312 miles [502.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- McCombs) 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 McCombs 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 McCombs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6537, Longitude: -82.5840 In this case, the coordinates for McCombs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.248 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.081 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.489 degrees. |
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