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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 Yorktown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yorktown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Yorktown:
    • 38.038277, -84.283525
    • 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 Yorktown
  • 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
    • Since Yorktown is near Fayette County and also Bourbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bourbon 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 Yorktown

Communities Also Named Yorktown ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Yorktown.

Within Kentucky, the name Yorktown is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lincoln County
      • This Yorktown is located in Lincoln County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Yorktown that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Yorktown.
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Yorktown is located in Gwinnett County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the south of the Yorktown that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Yorktown.
    • Illinois
      • Bureau County
      • This Yorktown is located in Bureau County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Yorktown that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Yorktown.
    • Indiana
      • Delaware County
      • This Yorktown is located in Delaware County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Yorktown that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Yorktown.
    • Iowa
      • Page County
      • This Yorktown is located in Page County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Yorktown that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Yorktown.
    • Kansas
      • Lincoln 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 Yorktown [Lincoln County].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the east of the Yorktown that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Yorktown.
      • Baltimore County
      • This Yorktown is located in Baltimore County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km] to the east northeast of the Yorktown that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Yorktown.
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin 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 Minnesota community of Yorktown [Hennepin County].
    • Missouri
      • Atchison County
      • Although located in Atchison County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Yorktown.
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Yorktown is located in Salem County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Yorktown that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Yorktown.
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This Yorktown is located in Westchester County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Yorktown that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Yorktown.
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This Yorktown is located in Forsyth County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Yorktown that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Yorktown.
    • North Dakota
      • Dickey 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 North Dakota community of Yorktown [Dickey County].
    • Ohio
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Yorktown is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Yorktown that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Yorktown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Yorktown is located in Philadelphia County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Yorktown that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Yorktown.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Yorktown is located in Rutherford County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Yorktown that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Yorktown.
      • Williamson County
      • This Yorktown is located in Williamson County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the southwest of the Yorktown that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Yorktown.
    • Texas
      • DeWitt County
      • This Yorktown is located in DeWitt County and lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<1> to the southwest of the Yorktown that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeWitt County community of Yorktown.
    • Virginia
      • York County
      • This Yorktown is located in York County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the east of the Yorktown that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Yorktown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yorktown ...

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.

  • Bon Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bon Haven is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Haven
  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Chilesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chilesburg is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
  • Columbus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Columbus is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Constant Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Constant Station is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Station
  • Forest Retreat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Retreat is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Retreat
  • Meadowbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Pricetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pricetown is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
  • Silver Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Lake is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Victory Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Victory Heights is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
  • Walnut Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

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

  • Winchester, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Yorktown to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,830 miles [7,773.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Yorktown) 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 Yorktown 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>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 Yorktown 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 Yorktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0383, Longitude: -84.2835       In this case, the coordinates for Yorktown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.289 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.329 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.112 degrees.