Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Aarons Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aarons Run and the surrounding area.

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

• 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 Aarons Run:
  • 38.127935, -84.001297
  • 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 Aarons Run

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Aarons Run is near Bourbon County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bourbon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Aarons Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aarons Run ...

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.

• Grassy Lick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lick
• Judy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Judy is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
• Little Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
• Pleasant Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Plum
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plum is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
• Plum Lick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Plum Lick is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Lick
• Rosedale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosedale is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Sideview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sideview is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
• Stoops
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stoops is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops

How Far From Aarons Run to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Aarons Run to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Aarons Run and extending to:

• Mount Sterling, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Aarons Run to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 379 miles [609.9 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 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'