Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ammie:
  • 37.266479, -83.692139
  • 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 Ammie

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ammie ...

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.

• Bishop Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bishop Bend is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Bend
• Blake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Blake is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Burning Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Burning Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
• Chestnutburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chestnutburg is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutburg
• Doorway
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Doorway is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doorway
• Fall Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fall Rock is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
• Flatwoods
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatwoods is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
• Hector
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hector is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
• Island City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Island City is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
• Jacks Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jacks Creek is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Creek
• Littleton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Littleton is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
• Mistletoe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
• Continue List   (5 more) ...
  • Mouth of Hector
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mouth of Hector is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouth of Hector
  • Sourwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sourwood is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sourwood
  • Vine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Vine is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine
  • Whoopflarea
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Whoopflarea is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whoopflarea
  • Wild Cat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Wild Cat is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cat

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

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

• Manchester, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Ammie to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 378 miles [608.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'