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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 Sibert, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sibert 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 Sibert:
    • 37.123145, -83.787143
    • 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 Sibert
  • 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
    • Since Sibert is near Laurel County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurel County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Sibert

Communities Also Named Sibert ...

We found two communities that are also named Sibert.

Within Kentucky, the name Sibert is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Etowah County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Sibert [Etowah County].
      • Mobile County
      • This Sibert is located in Mobile County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Sibert that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Sibert.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sibert ...

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.

  • Bluehole
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluehole is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluehole
  • Bush
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bush is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Fall Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fall Rock is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
  • Flatwoods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Flatwoods is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Goose Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Goose Rock is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
  • Grace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grace is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Hooker
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hooker is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
  • Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Lincoln
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Littleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Littleton is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Pigeonroost
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pigeonroost is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
  • Upper Horse Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Upper Horse Creek is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Horse Creek
  • Urban
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Urban is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban

How Far From Sibert to ...

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 Sibert to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sibert and extending to:

  • Manchester, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sibert to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,848 miles [7,802.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Sibert 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sibert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Sibert 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 Sibert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1231, Longitude: -83.7871       In this case, the coordinates for Sibert have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.979 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.841 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.158 degrees.