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.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kentuck

• 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:
  • 38.655538, -81.590622
  • 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Kentuck is near Roane County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Kentuck

Communities Also Named Kentuck ...

We found two communities that are also named Kentuck.

Within West Virginia, the name Kentuck is unique.

Beyond West 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 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kentuck that is located in Jackson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Kentuck.
  • Virginia
    • Pittsylvania County
    • This Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kentuck that is located in Jackson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania 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.

• Advent
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Advent is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent
• Goldtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Goldtown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldtown
• July ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • July is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for July
• Mount Tell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Tell is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tell
• Plum Orchard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plum Orchard is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
• Romance
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Romance is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Romance
  • From Kentuck to Romance
• Vicars
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Vicars is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicars
• Young
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Young is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young

How Far From Kentuck 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 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:

• Ripley, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kentuck to Ripley, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 245 miles [394.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'