Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alvaton:
  • 36.873375, -86.353046
  • 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 Alvaton

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Alvaton is near Allen County and also Simpson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Simpson 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 Alvaton

Communities Also Named Alvaton ...

We found one communities that are also named Alvaton.

Within Kentucky, the name Alvaton is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Alvaton in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Meriwether County
    • This Alvaton is located in Meriwether County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Alvaton that is located in Warren County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meriwether County community of Alvaton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alvaton ...

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.

• Butlersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Butlersville is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlersville
• Claypool
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Claypool is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
• Green Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Hill is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Greenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Halfway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Halfway is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
• Hardcastle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hardcastle is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardcastle
• Motley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Motley is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
• Pope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pope is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
• Temperance
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Temperance is located in Simpson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
• Three Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Three Springs is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alvaton and extending to:

• Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alvaton to Bowling Green, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'