Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ten Spot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ten Spot and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ten Spot
- 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 Ten Spot:
- 36.843700, -83.217120
- 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 Ten Spot
- 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 Harlan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harlan County
- Since Ten Spot is near Lee County and also Leslie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Leslie 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ten Spot ...
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.
- Ages
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Ages is located in Harlan County
- Blackjoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Bobs Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County
- Chevrolet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Clovertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clovertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovertown
- Clovertown is located in Harlan County
- Colts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Dizney
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Dizney is located in Harlan County
- Farmers Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mill
- Farmers Mill is located in Harlan County
- Golden Ash
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Ash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ash
- Golden Ash is located in Harlan County
- Laden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Mary Helen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mary Helen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Helen
- Mary Helen is located in Harlan County
- Redbud
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Redbud is located in Harlan County
- Shields
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Short Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Short Town is located in Harlan County
How Far From Ten Spot 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 Ten Spot to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ten Spot and extending to:
- Harlan, which is the Seat of Harlan County, lies just to the West.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Ten Spot to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 365 miles [587.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ten Spot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Ten Spot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ten Spot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8437, Longitude: -83.2171 In this case, the coordinates for Ten Spot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ten Spot to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.631 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.402 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.996 degrees. |