Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sitka, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sitka and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sitka
- 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 Sitka:
- 37.881166, -82.839517
- 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 Sitka
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Sitka is near Lawrence County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Sitka ...
We found nine communities that share the name Sitka.
Within Kentucky, the name Sitka is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Sitka lies 2,696 miles [4,338.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sitka that is located in Johnson County.
- Arkansas
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sitka ...
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.
- Chandlerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlerville
- Chandlerville is located in Johnson County
- Charley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Chestnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Flatgap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Lost Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Lower Sandlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Sandlick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Sandlick
- Lower Sandlick is located in Morgan County
- Manila
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Martha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Oil Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Painters Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Paintsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
- Paintsville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <3>
- Redbush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Relief
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Tutor Key
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Upper Sandlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Sandlick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandlick
- Upper Sandlick is located in Morgan County
- Painters Lick
How Far From Sitka 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 Sitka to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sitka and extending to:
- Paintsville, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Sitka 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 321 miles [516.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,774 miles [7,683 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sitka. 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 '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- Sitka) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sitka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8812, Longitude: -82.8395 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Sitka to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.402 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.291 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.53 degrees. |