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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 Sydney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sydney 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 Sydney:
- 37.622156, -82.356018
- 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 Sydney
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Sydney is near Mingo County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Sydney
Communities Also Named Sydney ...
We found four communities that are also named Sydney.
Within Kentucky, the name Sydney is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Sydney is located in Hillsborough County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the south of the Sydney that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sydney.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- North Dakota
- Stutsman County
- This Sydney is located in Stutsman County and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sydney that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stutsman County community of Sydney.
- Nova Scotia
- This Sydney lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sydney that is located in Pike County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sydney ...
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.
- Blackburn Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Bottom is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Bottom
- Canada
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodman is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Goody
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goody is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goody
- Narrows Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Narrows Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Branch
- New Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Camp
- Pigeon Roost
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Road Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Road Fork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Road Fork
- Rural
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rural is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Stone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Tom Ray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tom Ray is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Ray
- Turkey Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Upper Dick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Upper Dick is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dick
- Upper Turkey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Turkey is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Turkey
How Far From Sydney to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sydney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sydney and extending to:
- Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sydney to Pikeville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,764 miles [7,666.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Sydney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sydney 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 Sydney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6222, Longitude: -82.3560 In this case, the coordinates for Sydney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.11 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.919 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.401 degrees. |
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