Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Seven Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seven Pines and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Seven Pines
- 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 Seven Pines:
- 37.336414, -84.025474
- 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 Seven Pines
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Seven Pines is near Laurel County and also Rockcastle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Laurel County
- eBird sighting report for Rockcastle 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 Seven Pines ...
We found eight communities that share the name Seven Pines.
Within Kentucky, the name Seven Pines is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Franklin County
- This Seven Pines is located in Franklin County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Seven Pines that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Seven Pines.
- California
- Inyo 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 California community of Seven Pines [Inyo County].
- Mississippi
- Carroll County
- This Seven Pines is located in Carroll County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Seven Pines that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Seven Pines.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Seven Pines [Saint Louis County].
- Pennsylvania
- Juniata County
- This Seven Pines is located in Juniata County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seven Pines that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Seven Pines.
- Texas
- Gregg County
- This Seven Pines is located in Gregg County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Seven Pines that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregg County community of Seven Pines.
- Virginia
- Henrico County
- This Seven Pines is located in Henrico County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the east of the Seven Pines that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Seven Pines.
- West Virginia
- Marion County
- This Seven Pines is located in Marion County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Seven Pines that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Seven Pines.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seven Pines ...
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.
- Blooming Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Blooming Grove is located in Jackson County
- Bond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Cornelius
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Cruise
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Cruise Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cruise Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise Ferry
- Cruise Ferry is located in Rockcastle County
- Gray Hawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Green Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Jackson County
- Greenmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Lewis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Mildred
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Peoples
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Upper Indian Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Indian Creek
- Upper Indian Creek is located in Jackson County
- Victory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Seven Pines 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 Seven Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seven Pines and extending to:
- McKee, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Seven Pines to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seven Pines. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Seven Pines) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seven Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3364, Longitude: -84.0255 In this case, the coordinates for Seven Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Seven Pines, 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 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 Seven Pines 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> | 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 Seven Pines 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 312.126 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.041 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.20 degrees. |