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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 Sackett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sackett 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 Sackett:
- 37.202599, -82.885160
- 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 Sackett
- 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 Letcher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher County
- Since Sackett is near Knott County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Sackett
Communities Also Named Sackett ...
We found one communities that are also named Sackett.
Within Kentucky, the name Sackett is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Sackett in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Elk County
- This Sackett is located in Elk County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sackett that is located in Letcher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Sackett.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sackett ...
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.
- Bath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bath is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Breeding Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Breeding Creek is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Creek
- Carbon Glow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Glow is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Glow
- Crown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crown is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Democrat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Democrat is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Jeremiah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Colly
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Little Colly is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Colly
- Lucastown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lucastown is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucastown
- Marshal Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marshal Branch is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshal Branch
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- May
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- May is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Middle Carr Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Carr Creek is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Carr Creek
- Pine Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Polly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Polly is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly
- Redfox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Spider
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spider is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spider
How Far From Sackett 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 Sackett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sackett and extending to:
- Whitesburg, which is the Seat of Letcher County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Sackett to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 338 miles [544 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sackett) 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 Sackett 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 Sackett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2026, Longitude: -82.8852 In this case, the coordinates for Sackett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.431 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.226 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.752 degrees. |
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