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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 Wolf River Dock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wolf River Dock 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 Wolf River Dock:
- 36.626176, -85.208570
- 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 Wolf River Dock
- 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Since Wolf River Dock is near Pickett County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickett County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Wolf River Dock
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolf River Dock ...
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.
- Boom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boom is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boom
- Bug
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bug is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug
- Byrdstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Knob is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knob
- Highway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highway is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
- Hobart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hobart is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Huntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huntersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Jones Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jones Mill is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Lillydale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lillydale is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
- Love Lady
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Love Lady is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lady
- Plain Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plain Grove is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Grove
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Star Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Star Point is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Point
- Static
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Static is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Sunset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Willow Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Wolf River Dock 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 Wolf River Dock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wolf River Dock and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Wolf River Dock to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 472 miles [759.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wolf River Dock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wolf River Dock 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 Wolf River Dock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6262, Longitude: -85.2086 In this case, the coordinates for Wolf River Dock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.84 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.759 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.90 degrees. |
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