Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Panama, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Panama and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Panama
- 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 Panama:
- 37.849532, -83.301290
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Panama
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Panama is near Wolfe County and also Magoffin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wolfe County
- eBird sighting report for Magoffin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Panama ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Panama.
Within Kentucky, the name Panama is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New York
- Oklahoma
Curious and Interesting Names Near Panama ...
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.
- Bear Wallow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Wallow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
- Bear Wallow is located in Morgan County
- Bonny
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Daysboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Gordon Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Ford
- Gordon Ford is located in Morgan County
- Grassy Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Holliday
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Index
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Jones Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Jones Creek is located in Morgan County
- Liberty Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Road have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Road
- Liberty Road is located in Morgan County
- Neal Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Valley
- Neal Valley is located in Morgan County
- Right Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Right Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Right Fork
- Right Fork is located in Morgan County
- Stacy Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stacy Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Fork
- Stacy Fork is located in Morgan County
- Straight Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straight Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Straight Creek is located in Morgan County
- Woodsbend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Panama 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 Panama to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Panama and extending to:
- West Liberty, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Panama to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>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 346 miles [556.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,796 miles [7,718.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Panama. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Panama) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Panama. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8495, Longitude: -83.3013 In this case, the coordinates for Panama have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Panama 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Panama to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.684 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.609 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.739 degrees. |