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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 Wilder, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilder 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 Wilder:
    • 37.661412, -83.895351
    • 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 Wilder
  • 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 Estill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Estill County
    • Since Wilder is near Lee County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Wilder

Communities Also Named Wilder ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Wilder.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Kentucky ...
    • Campbell County
      • This Wilder is located in Campbell County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wilder that is located in Estill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Wilder.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Canyon County
      • This Wilder is located in Canyon County and lies 1,765 miles [2,840.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wilder that is located in Estill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Canyon County community of Wilder.
    • Kansas
      • Comanche County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wilder [Comanche County].
      • Johnson County
      • This Wilder is located in Johnson County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wilder that is located in Estill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Wilder.
    • Minnesota
      • Jackson County
      • This Wilder is located in Jackson County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wilder that is located in Estill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Wilder.
    • Montana
      • Fergus County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Wilder [Fergus County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Wilder is located in Hillsborough County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wilder that is located in Estill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Wilder.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Wilder [Berkeley County].
    • Tennessee
      • Fentress County
      • This Wilder is located in Fentress County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wilder that is located in Estill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fentress County community of Wilder.
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This Wilder is located in Windsor County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wilder that is located in Estill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Wilder.
    • Virginia
      • Russell County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Wilder [Russell County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Marathon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Wilder [Marathon County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilder ...

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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cow Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cow Creek is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
  • Crooked Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Crooked Creek is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
  • Crystal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Crystal is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Evelyn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Evelyn is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
  • Lynch Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynch Town is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
  • Marbleyard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Marbleyard is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbleyard
  • Pea Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Pinnacle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinnacle is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
  • Shade
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Shade is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
  • Sweet Lick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sweet Lick is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lick
  • Walnut Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Gap is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Gap
  • Willow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Wisemantown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wisemantown is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisemantown

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

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

  • Irvine, which is the Seat of Estill County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Wilder to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 381 miles [613.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Wilder) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Wilder 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.
<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 Wilder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Wilder 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 Wilder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6614, Longitude: -83.8954       In this case, the coordinates for Wilder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.048 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.998 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.051 degrees.