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36.775087, -83.328794
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We found eight communities that are also named Pansy.
Within Kentucky, the name Pansy is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Cleveland County
This Pansy is located in Cleveland County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pansy that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Pansy.
Kansas
Franklin 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 Pansy [Franklin County].
Manitoba
This Pansy lies 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pansy that is located in Harlan County.
Missouri
Shelby 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 Missouri community of Pansy [Shelby County].
Ohio
Clinton County
This Pansy is located in Clinton County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the north of the Pansy that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Pansy.
Pennsylvania
Jefferson County
This Pansy is located in Jefferson County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pansy that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Pansy.
Texas
Crosby County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Crosby County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crosby County community of Pansy.
West Virginia
Grant County
This Pansy is located in Grant County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pansy that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Pansy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pansy ...
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.
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 Pansy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pansy and extending to:
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Pansy to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pansy) 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 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 Pansy 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 Pansy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Pansy 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 Pansy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7751, Longitude: -83.3288 In this case, the coordinates for Pansy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.698 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.469 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.063 degrees.