Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sampson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sampson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sampson
- 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 Sampson:
- 36.726476, -83.279346
- 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 Sampson
- 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 Sampson is near Lee County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Sampson ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Sampson.
Within Kentucky, the name Sampson is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Bradford County
- This Sampson is located in Bradford County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the south of the Sampson that is located in Harlan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Sampson.
- Saint Johns County
- This Sampson is located in Saint Johns County and lies 471 miles [758 km] to the south southeast of the Sampson that is located in Harlan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of Sampson.
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Erie County
- This Sampson is located in Erie County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sampson that is located in Harlan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Sampson.
- Washington County
- This Sampson is located in Washington County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km] to the northeast of the Sampson that is located in Harlan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sampson.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sampson ...
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.
- Bobs Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County
- Cedar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Lee County (VA)
- Martins Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Fork
- Martins Fork is located in Harlan County
- Mary Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County
- Pansy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Smiley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Three Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Point
- Three Point is located in Harlan County
- Yancey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Sampson 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 Sampson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sampson and extending to:
- Harlan, which is the Seat of Harlan County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sampson to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sampson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sampson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sampson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7265, Longitude: -83.2793 In this case, the coordinates for Sampson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Sampson 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. |
| <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 Sampson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Sampson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.668 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.428 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.056 degrees. |