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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 Ocoonita, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ocoonita 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 Ocoonita:
- 36.733421, -83.137395
- 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 Ocoonita
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Ocoonita is near Harlan County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Ocoonita
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ocoonita ...
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.
- Ben Hur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bobs Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Bonny Blue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bonny Blue is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Blue
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cranks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Dominion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dominion is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Fleenortown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville Camp Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Mayflower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayflower is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
- Pocket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pocket is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocket
- Stone Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Creek is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Three Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Three Point is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Point
How Far From Ocoonita 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 Ocoonita to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ocoonita and extending to:
- Jonesville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ocoonita to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 364 miles [585.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ocoonita) 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 Ocoonita 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 Ocoonita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7334, Longitude: -83.1374 In this case, the coordinates for Ocoonita have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.582 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.33 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.994 degrees. |
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