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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 Powell Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powell Valley 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 Powell Valley:
- 37.865081, -83.947700
- 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 Powell Valley
- 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 Powell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Powell County
- Since Powell Valley is near Estill County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Estill County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Powell Valley
Communities Also Named Powell Valley ...
We found two communities that are also named Powell Valley.
Within Kentucky, the name Powell Valley is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- This Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,030 miles [3,267 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Powell Valley that is located in Powell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Powell Valley.
- Tennessee
- Claiborne County
- This Powell Valley is located in Claiborne County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the south of the Powell Valley that is located in Powell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Powell Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powell Valley ...
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.
- Clay City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Happy Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Happy Top is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Top
- Lilly's Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly's Ferry is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly's Ferry
- Log Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
- Lone Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Paint Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Piggville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- Pine Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Rabbit Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Rightangle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rightangle
- Spout Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spout Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Waltersville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
How Far From Powell Valley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Powell Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Powell Valley and extending to:
- Stanton, which is the Seat of Powell County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Powell Valley to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 380 miles [611.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Powell Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Powell Valley 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 Powell Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8651, Longitude: -83.9477 In this case, the coordinates for Powell Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.081 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.066 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.015 degrees. |
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