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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 Quinton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quinton 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 Quinton:
    • 36.952854, -84.626608
    • 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 Quinton
  • 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
    • Since Quinton is near Wayne County and also McCreary County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary 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 Quinton

Communities Also Named Quinton ...

We found ten communities that are also named Quinton.

Within Kentucky, the name Quinton is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson 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 Alabama community of Quinton [Jefferson County].
      • Walker County
      • This Quinton is located in Walker County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Quinton that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Quinton.
    • Louisiana
      • Pointe Coupee Parish
      • This Quinton is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Quinton that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Quinton.
    • Nebraska
      • Thurston County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Thurston County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Quinton.
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Quinton is located in Salem County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Quinton that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Quinton.
    • Oklahoma
      • Pittsburg County
      • This Quinton is located in Pittsburg County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<2> to the west of the Quinton that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsburg County community of Quinton.
    • Oregon
      • Gilliam County
      • This Quinton is located in Gilliam County and lies 1,937 miles [3,117.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Quinton that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilliam County community of Quinton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • McKean 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 Pennsylvania community of Quinton [McKean County].
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Quinton lies 1,388 miles [2,233.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Quinton that is located in Pulaski County.
    • Virginia
      • New Kent County
      • This Quinton is located in New Kent County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<2> to the east of the Quinton that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Kent County community of Quinton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quinton ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Alpine is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Betsey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Betsey is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betsey
  • Blue John
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Blue John is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue John
  • Bourbon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bourbon is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Delta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Delta is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Keno
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Keno is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
  • Kidder
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kidder is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
  • Trimble
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Trimble is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble

How Far From Quinton 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 Quinton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quinton and extending to:

  • Somerset, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Quinton to Somerset, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Quinton 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 '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- Quinton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Quinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Quinton 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 Quinton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9529, Longitude: -84.6266       In this case, the coordinates for Quinton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.49 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.403 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.564 degrees.