Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sutton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sutton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sutton
- 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 Sutton:
- 37.416492, -82.456539
- 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 Sutton
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Sutton is near Floyd County and also Dickenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- eBird sighting report for Dickenson 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 Sutton ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Sutton.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Sutton.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Sutton lies 3,226 miles [5,191.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sutton that is located in Pike County.
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kearny County
- This Sutton is located in Kearny County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<2> to the west of the Sutton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kearny County community of Sutton.
- Lane 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 Sutton [Lane County].
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Duplin 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 North Carolina community of Sutton [Duplin County].
- Franklin County
- This Sutton is located in Franklin County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Sutton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Sutton.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Sutton lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Sutton that is located in Pike County.
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Sutton lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Sutton that is located in Pike County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Gray 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 Texas community of Sutton [Gray County].
- Robertson County
- This Sutton is located in Robertson County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sutton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Sutton.
- Utah
- Vermont
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sutton ...
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.
- Crooked Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Crooked Creek is located in Pike County
- Daniels Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Creek
- Daniels Creek is located in Pike County
- Fishtrap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Fords Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Garden Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
- Greasy Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greasy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Creek
- Greasy Creek is located in Pike County
- Justiceville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justiceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justiceville
- Justiceville is located in Pike County
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Lower Greasy Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Greasy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Greasy Creek
- Lower Greasy Creek is located in Pike County
- Red Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Sutton 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 Sutton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sutton and extending to:
- Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Sutton 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 311 miles [500.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,777 miles [7,687.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sutton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 Sutton 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' (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- Sutton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sutton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4165, Longitude: -82.4565 In this case, the coordinates for Sutton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Sutton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Sutton 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 311.172 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.96 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.507 degrees. |