Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arat and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arat
- 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 Arat:
- 36.756727, -85.465243
- 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 Arat
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Arat is near Monroe County and also Metcalfe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Metcalfe 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arat ...
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.
- Bow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Green Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Green Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Kettle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Leslie
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Long Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Long Ridge is located in Cumberland County
- Marrowbone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Martinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Pea Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Persimmon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Willow Shade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Shade
- Willow Shade is located in Metcalfe County
How Far From Arat 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 Arat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Arat and extending to:
- Burkesville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Arat to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 482 miles [775.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,060 miles [11,362 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,936 miles [7,943.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7567, Longitude: -85.4652 In this case, the coordinates for Arat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Arat to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.001 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.962 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.975 degrees. |