Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Putney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Putney and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Putney
- 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 Putney:
- 36.905368, -83.226287
- 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 Putney
- 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 Harlan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harlan County
- Since Putney is near Leslie County and also Letcher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Leslie County
- eBird sighting report for Letcher 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 Putney ...
We found seven communities that share the name Putney.
Within Kentucky, the name Putney is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- South Dakota
- Vermont
- Rutland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Putney [Rutland County].
- Windham County
- This Putney is located in Windham County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Putney that is located in Harlan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Putney.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Putney ...
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.
- Ages
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Ages is located in Harlan County
- Big Laurel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Blackjoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Clovertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clovertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovertown
- Clovertown is located in Harlan County
- Colts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Divide
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Golden Ash
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Ash have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ash
- Golden Ash is located in Harlan County
- Laden
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Pine Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Pine Mountain is located in Harlan County
- Redbud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Redbud is located in Harlan County
- Shields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Short Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Short Town is located in Harlan County
- Ten Spot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Putney 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 Putney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Putney and extending to:
- Harlan, which is the Seat of Harlan County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Putney 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 364 miles [585.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Putney. 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Putney 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' (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- Putney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Putney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9054, Longitude: -83.2263 In this case, the coordinates for Putney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Putney to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.637 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.418 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.982 degrees. |