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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 Pinckard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinckard 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 Pinckard:
- 37.977300, -84.681611
- 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 Pinckard
- 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 Woodford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Woodford County
- Since Pinckard is near Jessamine County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jessamine County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Pinckard
Communities Also Named Pinckard ...
We found one communities that are also named Pinckard.
Within Kentucky, the name Pinckard is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Pinckard in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dale County
- This Pinckard is located in Dale County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the south of the Pinckard that is located in Woodford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dale County community of Pinckard.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinckard ...
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.
- Blueberry Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blueberry Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
- Bonita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Catnip ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catnip
- Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Elk Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Chester
- Faywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faywood
- Frogtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Garden Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Springs is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Springs
- Gardenside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gardenside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
- Holiday Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Hunter Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Indian Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Little Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Little Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Texas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Nonesuch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
- Open Gates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Open Gates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Gates
- Oregon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oregon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Twin Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Twin Oaks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Pinckard 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 Pinckard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinckard and extending to:
- Versailles, which is the Seat of Woodford County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Pinckard to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 418 miles [672.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,850 miles [7,805.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pinckard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Pinckard 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 Pinckard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9773, Longitude: -84.6816 In this case, the coordinates for Pinckard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.536 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.602 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.304 degrees. |
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