Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alumbaugh:
  • 37.597584, -83.929924
  • 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 Alumbaugh

• 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 Estill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Estill County
  • Since Alumbaugh is near Jackson County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Alumbaugh

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alumbaugh ...

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.

• Crooked Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• Drip Rock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Drip Rock is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drip Rock
• Evelyn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Evelyn is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
• Happy Top
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Happy Top is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Top
• Jinks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jinks is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jinks
• Lynch Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lynch Town is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
• Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Park is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
• Pinnacle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pinnacle is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
• Salt Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Salt Rock is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Rock
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Sand Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sand Springs is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
  • Shade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shade is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
  • Walnut Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Gap is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Gap
  • Willow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Willow is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Wind Cave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wind Cave is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Cave
  • Wisemantown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wisemantown is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisemantown

How Far From Alumbaugh 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 Alumbaugh to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Irvine, which is the Seat of Estill County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Alumbaugh to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'