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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 Reeves, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reeves 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 Reeves:
    • 37.652595, -83.986282
    • 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 Reeves
  • 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 Estill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Estill County
    • Since Reeves is near Jackson County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Reeves

Communities Also Named Reeves ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Reeves.

Within Kentucky, the name Reeves is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Reeves is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Reeves that is located in Estill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Reeves.
    • Arkansas
      • Chicot County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Reeves [Chicot County].
      • Newton County
      • This Reeves is located in Newton County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the west of the Reeves that is located in Estill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Reeves.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Reeves [Hillsborough County].
    • Georgia
      • Gordon County
      • This Reeves is located in Gordon County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Reeves that is located in Estill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of Reeves.
    • Louisiana
      • Allen Parish
      • This Reeves is located in Allen Parish and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Reeves that is located in Estill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen Parish community of Reeves.
    • Michigan
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Reeves [Monroe County].
      • Newaygo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Reeves [Newaygo County].
    • North Carolina
      • Columbus County
      • This Reeves is located in Columbus County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Reeves that is located in Estill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Reeves.
    • North Dakota
      • Stutsman County
      • This Reeves is located in Stutsman County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Reeves that is located in Estill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stutsman County community of Reeves.
    • Oklahoma
      • Muskogee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Reeves [Muskogee County].
    • South Carolina
      • Colleton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Reeves [Colleton County].
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • This Reeves is located in Washington County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Reeves that is located in Estill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Reeves.
    • Virginia
      • Prince George County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Reeves [Prince George County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reeves ...

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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cow Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cow Creek is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
  • Crooked Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Crooked Creek is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
  • Drip Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Drip Rock is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drip Rock
  • Happy Top
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Happy Top is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Top
  • Jinks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jinks is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jinks
  • Little Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Little Rock is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Lynch Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lynch Town is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
  • Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Park is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
  • Pea Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Rice Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rice Station is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Station
  • Sand Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Hill is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Stump
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Stump is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump
    • Sweet Lick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Sweet Lick is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lick
    • Walnut Gap
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Walnut Gap is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Gap
    • Wisemantown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wisemantown is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisemantown

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

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

  • Irvine, which is the Seat of Estill County, lies just to the North.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Reeves to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reeves) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Reeves, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Reeves 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.
<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 Reeves 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 Reeves. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6526, Longitude: -83.9863       In this case, the coordinates for Reeves have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.104 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.061 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.093 degrees.