Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tyner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tyner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tyner
- 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 Tyner:
- 37.345366, -83.904092
- 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 Tyner
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Tyner is near Clay County and also Owsley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Owsley 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 Tyner ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Tyner.
Within Kentucky, the name Tyner is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Hamilton 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 Florida community of Tyner [Hamilton County].
- Hillsborough County
- This Tyner is located in Hillsborough County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<3> to the south of the Tyner that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Tyner.
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Ellis County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Ellis County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Tyner.
- Smith County
- This community is historic and although located in Smith County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Tyner.
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Saskatchewan
- This Tyner lies 1,525 miles [2,454.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the Tyner that is located in Jackson County.
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tyner ...
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.
- Blooming Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Blooming Grove is located in Jackson County
- Bond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Egypt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Elias
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Gray Hawk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Green Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Jackson County
- Herd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Hickory Flat
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Hickory Flat is located in Jackson County
- High Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Huff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Lewis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Mildred
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Shepherdtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdtown
- Shepherdtown is located in Clay County
- Sourwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Jackson County
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Vine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove
How Far From Tyner 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 Tyner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tyner and extending to:
- McKee, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Tyner to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 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 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tyner. 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Tyner 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> | 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 Tyner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Tyner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tyner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3454, Longitude: -83.9041 In this case, the coordinates for Tyner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Tyner 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 312.052 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.957 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.145 degrees. |