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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 Stockholm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stockholm 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 Stockholm:
- 37.249360, -86.131525
- 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 Stockholm
- 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 Edmonson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edmonson County
- Since Stockholm is near Hart County and also Grayson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson 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 Stockholm
Communities Also Named Stockholm ...
We found ten communities that are also named Stockholm.
Within Kentucky, the name Stockholm is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Wallace 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 Kansas community of Stockholm [Wallace County].
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Stockholm is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Stockholm that is located in Edmonson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Stockholm.
- Minnesota
- Wright County
- This Stockholm is located in Wright County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<2> to the northwest of the Stockholm that is located in Edmonson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Stockholm.
- Montana
- Dawson 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 Montana community of Stockholm [Dawson County].
- New Jersey
- Sussex County
- This Stockholm is located in Sussex County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Stockholm that is located in Edmonson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Stockholm.
- New York
- Saint Lawrence 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 New York community of Stockholm [Saint Lawrence County].
- Saskatchewan
- This Stockholm lies 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Stockholm that is located in Edmonson County.
- South Dakota
- Grant County
- This Stockholm is located in Grant County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Stockholm that is located in Edmonson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Stockholm.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Stockholm is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Stockholm that is located in Edmonson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Stockholm.
- Wisconsin
- Pepin County
- This Stockholm is located in Pepin County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Stockholm that is located in Edmonson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pepin County community of Stockholm.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stockholm ...
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.
- Arthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Big Windy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Windy is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Windy
- Cub Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dogcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dug Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dug Hill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Forestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Hillview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillview is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Mammoth Cave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ponderosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ponderosa is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Ridgedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ridgedale is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Sportsmens Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sportsmens Paradise is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmens Paradise
- Straw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Straw is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straw
- Tom Johns Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tom Johns Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Johns Crossing
- Woodside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodside is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Stockholm 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 Stockholm to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stockholm and extending to:
- Brownsville, which is the Seat of Edmonson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Stockholm to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>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 507 miles [815.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,943 miles [7,955 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 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 Stockholm 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stockholm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Stockholm 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 Stockholm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2494, Longitude: -86.1315 In this case, the coordinates for Stockholm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.426 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.52 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.137 degrees. |
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