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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 Mystic, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mystic 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 Mystic:
- 37.897007, -86.442755
- 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 Mystic
- 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 Breckinridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
- Since Mystic is near Perry County and also Meade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meade 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 Mystic
Communities Also Named Mystic ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Mystic.
Within Kentucky, the name Mystic is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Nevada County
- This Mystic is located in Nevada County and lies 1,802 miles [2,900 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mystic that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Mystic.
- Colorado
- Routt County
- This Mystic is located in Routt County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mystic that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of Mystic.
- Connecticut
- New London County
- This Mystic is located in New London County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mystic that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Mystic.
- Georgia
- Irwin County
- This Mystic is located in Irwin County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Mystic that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Irwin County community of Mystic.
- Iowa
- Appanoose County
- This Mystic is located in Appanoose County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mystic that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appanoose County community of Mystic.
- Kansas
- Sheridan 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 Mystic [Sheridan County].
- Louisiana
- Beauregard Parish
- This Mystic is located in Beauregard Parish and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mystic that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beauregard Parish community of Mystic.
- Calcasieu Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Mystic [Calcasieu Parish].
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Middlesex County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Mystic.
- Missouri
- Sullivan County
- This Mystic is located in Sullivan County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mystic that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Mystic.
- Pennsylvania
- Erie 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 Pennsylvania community of Mystic [Erie County].
- Quebec
- This Mystic lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mystic that is located in Breckinridge County.
- South Dakota
- Pennington County
- This Mystic is located in Pennington County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mystic that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Mystic.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mystic ...
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.
- Andyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Codyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Codyville is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codyville
- Derby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Haysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Sample
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sample is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample
- Union Star
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
How Far From Mystic 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 Mystic to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mystic and extending to:
- Hardinsburg, which is the Seat of Breckinridge County, lies just to the South.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Mystic to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 513 miles [825.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,052 miles [11,349.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,928 miles [7,930.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mystic) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Mystic 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 Mystic, 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 Mystic 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 Mystic. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8970, Longitude: -86.4428 In this case, the coordinates for Mystic have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.636 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.852 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.106 degrees. |
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