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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 Kentuck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kentuck 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 Kentuck:
- 36.657777, -79.298011
- 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 Kentuck
- 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 Pittsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
- Since Kentuck is near Madison County and also Danville City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Danville City
- 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 Kentuck
Communities Also Named Kentuck ...
We found two communities that are also named Kentuck.
Within Virginia, the name Kentuck is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Talladega County
- This Kentuck is located in Talladega County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kentuck that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Kentuck.
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- This Kentuck is located in Jackson County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kentuck that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Kentuck.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kentuck ...
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.
- Beaver Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cartersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Green Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Lumpkin Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lumpkin Forest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Forest
- Major Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Major Court is located in Danville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Court
- Mountain Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- New Design
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Design is located in Danville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Design
- Pine Crest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Danville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Red Oak Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak Hollow is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Hollow
- Virginia Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Virginia Hills is located in Danville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
- Woodlake Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlake Park is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Park
How Far From Kentuck 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 Kentuck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kentuck and extending to:
- Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kentuck to Chatham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,670 miles [7,515.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Kentuck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kentuck 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 Kentuck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6578, Longitude: -79.2980 In this case, the coordinates for Kentuck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.31 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.72 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.443 degrees. |
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