Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Adams, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adams and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Adams
- 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 Adams:
- 38.054512, -82.708021
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Adams
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Adams is near Wayne County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- eBird sighting report for Johnson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Adams ...
We found 53 communities that share the name Adams.
Within Kentucky, the name Adams is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 51 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 51 communities, 50 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Adams, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chilton County
- This Adams is located in Chilton County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Adams that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chilton County community of Adams.
- Mobile 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 Alabama community of Adams [Mobile County].
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Adams is located in Clarke County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the south of the Adams that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Adams.
- Irwin 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 Georgia community of Adams [Irwin County].
- Lee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Adams [Lee County].
- Richmond County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Adams [Richmond County].
- Wilcox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Adams [Wilcox County].
- Illinois
- Adams County
- This Adams is located in Adams County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Adams that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Adams.
- Livingston County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Adams [Livingston County].
- Indiana
- Allen 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 Indiana community of Adams [Allen County].
- Decatur County
- This Adams is located in Decatur County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Adams that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Adams.
- Morgan County
- This Adams is located in Morgan County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the west northwest of the Adams that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Adams.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Buchanan 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 Missouri community of Adams [Buchanan County].
- Jackson County
- This Adams is located in Jackson County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the west of the Adams that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Adams.
- Worth County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Adams [Worth County].
- Nebraska
- Gage County
- This Adams is located in Gage County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Adams that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gage County community of Adams.
- Kimball 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 Nebraska community of Adams [Kimball County].
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Wake 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 Carolina community of Adams [Wake County].
- Watauga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Adams [Watauga County].
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Adams is located in Armstrong County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Adams that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Adams.
- Huntingdon County
- This Adams is located in Huntingdon County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the east northeast of the Adams that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Adams.
- Schuylkill 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 Pennsylvania community of Adams [Schuylkill County].
- Somerset County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Adams [Somerset County].
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Bexar 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 Texas community of Adams [Bexar County].
- Lamar County
- This Adams is located in Lamar County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Adams that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Adams.
- Schleicher County
- This Adams is located in Schleicher County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km] to the west southwest of the Adams that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schleicher County community of Adams.
- Vermont
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Adams County
- This Adams is located in Adams County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Adams that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Adams.
- Walworth County
- This Adams is located in Walworth County and lies 448 miles [721 km] to the northwest of the Adams that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Adams.
- Alabama
- Communities Beyond North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Adams ...
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.
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Charley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Christmas ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Deephole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Ellen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Elm Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County
- Georges Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ivory ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Mattie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Prosperity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosperity have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Lawrence County
- Smoky Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Smoky Valley is located in Lawrence County
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torchlight have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County
- Ivory ‑ Historic
How Far From Adams 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 Adams to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Adams and extending to:
- Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Adams to Frankfort, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 312 miles [502.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,761 miles [7,662.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adams. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adams) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adams. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0545, Longitude: -82.7080 In this case, the coordinates for Adams have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Adams 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Adams, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Adams to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.321 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.223 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.421 degrees. |