Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pilot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pilot and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pilot
- 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 Pilot:
- 37.749250, -83.779639
- 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 Pilot
- 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 Estill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Estill County
- Since Pilot is near Powell County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Powell County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Pilot ...
We found nine communities that share the name Pilot.
Within Kentucky, the name Pilot is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This Pilot is located in Elko County and lies 1,633 miles [2,628.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pilot that is located in Estill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Pilot.
- Lander County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lander County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Pilot.
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This Pilot is located in Davidson County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Pilot that is located in Estill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Pilot.
- Franklin County
- This Pilot is located in Franklin County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km] to the east southeast of the Pilot that is located in Estill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Pilot.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pilot ...
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.
- Cat Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Crystal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Fixer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Hemlock Lodge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Lodge
- Hemlock Lodge is located in Powell County
- Mountain Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Spring
- Mountain Spring is located in Estill County
- Pecks Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecks Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Slade
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade
- Slade is located in Powell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slade <5>
- Sparks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Standing Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Standing Rock is located in Lee County
- Torrent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Pilot 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 Pilot to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pilot and extending to:
- Irvine, which is the Seat of Estill County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pilot to Irvine, with an average speed<6> 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pilot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 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 Pilot 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pilot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pilot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7493, Longitude: -83.7796 In this case, the coordinates for Pilot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Pilot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Pilot to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.978 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.93 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.975 degrees. |