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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 Tilford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tilford 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 Tilford:
    • 37.030648, -83.065999
    • 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 Tilford
  • 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
    • Since Tilford is near Letcher County and also Harlan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan 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 Tilford

Communities Also Named Tilford ...

We found three communities that are also named Tilford.

There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Tilford.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Kentucky ...
    • Butler County
      • This Tilford is located in Butler County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the west of the Tilford that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Tilford.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Tilford is located in Fulton County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Tilford that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Tilford.
    • South Dakota
      • Meade County
      • This Tilford is located in Meade County and lies 1,174 miles [1,889.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tilford that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Tilford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tilford ...

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.

  • Big Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Big Rock is located in Leslie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
  • Blair
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blair is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Chad
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chad is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
  • Daisy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Daisy is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Defeated Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Defeated Creek is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated Creek
  • Flint
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Flint is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Gordon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordon is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Linefork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Linefork is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
  • Sand Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sand Hill is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Skyline
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Skyline is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
  • Turkey Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Turkey Creek is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek

How Far From Tilford 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 Tilford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tilford and extending to:

  • Hazard, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tilford to Hazard, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 352 miles [566.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tilford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Tilford 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 Tilford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0306, Longitude: -83.0660       In this case, the coordinates for Tilford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.54 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.326 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.878 degrees.