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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 Sassafras:
37.220652, -83.055166
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.
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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 Knott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found five communities that are also named Sassafras.
Within Kentucky, the name Sassafras is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Arkansas County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Sassafras [Arkansas County].
Indiana
Perry County
This Sassafras is located in Perry County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sassafras that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Sassafras.
Maryland
Kent County
This Sassafras is located in Kent County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sassafras that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Sassafras.
Virginia
Gloucester County
This Sassafras is located in Gloucester County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<2> to the east of the Sassafras that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Sassafras.
West Virginia
Mason County
This Sassafras is located in Mason County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Sassafras that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Sassafras.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sassafras ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sassafras to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sassafras and extending to:
Hindman, which is the Seat of Knott County, lies just to the North Northeast.
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sassafras to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,812 miles [7,744.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Sassafras, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
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- Sassafras) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 Sassafras 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 Sassafras. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2207, Longitude: -83.0552 In this case, the coordinates for Sassafras have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.534 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.346 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.819 degrees.