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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 Premier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Premier 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 Premier:
- 36.596757, -83.763827
- 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 Premier
- 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 Bell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
- Since Premier is near Claiborne County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Premier
Communities Also Named Premier ...
We found three communities that are also named Premier.
Within Kentucky, the name Premier is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Premier lies 2,515 miles [4,047.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Premier that is located in Bell County.
- Virginia
- Tazewell County
- This Premier is located in Tazewell County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Premier that is located in Bell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Premier.
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- This Premier is located in McDowell County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Premier that is located in Bell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Premier.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Premier ...
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.
- Arthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Combs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Combs is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Ferndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Fork Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fork Ridge is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Reliance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reliance is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- River View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Stony Fork Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Town Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Town Creek is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Valley Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valley Creek is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek
- Yellow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Premier to ...
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 Premier to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Premier and extending to:
- Pineville, which is the Seat of Bell County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Premier to Pineville, with an average speed<2> 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 126 miles [202.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 400 miles [643.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Premier) 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 Premier 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 Premier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5968, Longitude: -83.7638 In this case, the coordinates for Premier have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.959 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.743 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.295 degrees. |
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