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36.837311, -83.328515
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We found 44 communities that share the name Sunshine.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Sunshine.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 43 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 43 communities, 42 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Located In Kentucky ...
Greenup County
This Sunshine is located in Greenup County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the north of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of Sunshine.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Hale County
This Sunshine is located in Hale County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Sunshine.
Alaska
This Sunshine lies 3,268 miles [5,259.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
Arizona
Coconino County
This Sunshine is located in Coconino County and lies 1,547 miles [2,489.7 km]<1> to the west of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coconino County community of Sunshine.
Arkansas
Ashley County
This Sunshine is located in Ashley County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Sunshine.
Garland County
This Sunshine is located in Garland County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km] to the west southwest of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garland County community of Sunshine.
Howard 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 Arkansas community of Sunshine [Howard County].
British Columbia
This Sunshine lies 2,144 miles [3,450.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
Colorado
Boulder County
This Sunshine is located in Boulder County and lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Sunshine.
Garfield 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 Colorado community of Sunshine [Garfield County].
Florida
Hillsborough 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 Florida community of Sunshine [Hillsborough County].
Georgia
Hancock 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 Georgia community of Sunshine [Hancock County].
Iowa
Appanoose County
This Sunshine is located in Appanoose County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appanoose County community of Sunshine.
Kansas
Ford County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Ford County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ford County community of Sunshine.
Meade 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 Kansas community of Sunshine [Meade County].
Louisiana
Iberville Parish
This Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Sunshine.
Terrebonne Parish
This Sunshine is located in Terrebonne Parish and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the southwest of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Sunshine.
Maine
Hancock County
This Sunshine is located in Hancock County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Sunshine.
Maryland
Montgomery County
This Sunshine is located in Montgomery County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sunshine.
Missouri
Randolph County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Randolph County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Sunshine.
Ray 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 Sunshine [Ray County].
Nebraska
Lincoln 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 Nebraska community of Sunshine [Lincoln County].
New Mexico
Luna 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 New Mexico community of Sunshine [Luna County].
Roosevelt County
This community is historic and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Sunshine.
Taos County
This Sunshine is located in Taos County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km]<1> to the west of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taos County community of Sunshine.
North Carolina
Rutherford County
This Sunshine is located in Rutherford County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Sunshine.
Ohio
Adams County
This Sunshine is located in Adams County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the north of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Sunshine.
Brown 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 Ohio community of Sunshine [Brown County].
Ontario
This Sunshine lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the north of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
Pennsylvania
Berks County
This Sunshine is located in Berks County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Sunshine.
Fayette County
This Sunshine is located in Fayette County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km] to the northeast of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Sunshine.
Luzerne 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 Pennsylvania community of Sunshine [Luzerne County].
Wayne County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sunshine [Wayne County].
South Carolina
Newberry 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 South Carolina community of Sunshine [Newberry County].
Tennessee
Blount County
This Sunshine is located in Blount County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Sunshine.
Texas
El Paso County
This Sunshine is located in El Paso County and lies 1,355 miles [2,180.7 km]<1> to the west of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Sunshine.
Hamilton County
This Sunshine is located in Hamilton County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km] to the west southwest of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Sunshine.
Utah
Davis County
This Sunshine is located in Davis County and lies 1,553 miles [2,499.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Sunshine.
Tooele County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Tooele County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tooele County community of Sunshine.
Washington
Pacific 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 Washington community of Sunshine [Pacific County].
Whitman County
This Sunshine is located in Whitman County and lies 1,850 miles [2,977.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Sunshine.
West Virginia
Marion 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 West Virginia community of Sunshine [Marion County].
Wyoming
Big Horn 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 Wyoming community of Sunshine [Big Horn County].
Park County
This Sunshine is located in Park County and lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunshine that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Sunshine.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunshine ...
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 Sunshine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunshine and extending to:
Harlan, which is the Seat of Harlan County, lies just to the North Northeast.
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sunshine to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,840 miles [7,789.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunshine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunshine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8373, Longitude: -83.3285 In this case, the coordinates for Sunshine 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 Sunshine, 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 Sunshine 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 Sunshine 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 311.698 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.479 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.045 degrees.