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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 Sams, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sams 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 Sams:
- 37.780882, -84.028398
- 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 Sams
- 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 Sams is near Clark County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Sams
Communities Also Named Sams ...
We found two communities that are also named Sams.
Within Kentucky, the name Sams is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- San Miguel County
- This Sams is located in San Miguel County and lies 1,299 miles [2,090.5 km]<1> to the west of the Sams that is located in Estill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Sams.
- Tennessee
- Scott County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Sams [Scott County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sams ...
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.
- Bogie
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bogie is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogie
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Fox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fox is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Happy Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Top is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Top
- Iron Mound
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Iron Mound is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mound
- Lilly's Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lilly's Ferry is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly's Ferry
- Log Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
- Lone Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Marbleyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marbleyard is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbleyard
- Pea Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pea Ridge is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pine Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rice Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rice Station is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Station
- Sand Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Spout Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spout Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Stump
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stump is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump
- Sweet Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Lick is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lick
- Waco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Sams 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 Sams to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sams and extending to:
- Irvine, which is the Seat of Estill County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Sams 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 over two 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 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,830 miles [7,773.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Sams) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Sams 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sams 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 Sams. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7809, Longitude: -84.0284 In this case, the coordinates for Sams have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.131 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.11 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.074 degrees. |
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