Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arista, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arista and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arista
- 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 Arista:
- 37.368676, -85.304684
- 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 Arista
- 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 Taylor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- Since Arista is near Marion County and also Adair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Adair 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 Arista ...
We found two communities that share the name Arista.
Within Kentucky, the name Arista is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arista ...
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.
- Bass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Black Gnat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Gnat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Gnat
- Black Gnat is located in Green County
- Elk Horn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk Horn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
- Elk Horn is located in Taylor County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <4>
- Feathersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Feathersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathersburg
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
- Hatcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Jessietown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessietown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Mannsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Peck Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Romine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Speck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Willowtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown
- Willowtown is located in Taylor County
How Far From Arista 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 Arista to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arista and extending to:
- Campbellsville, which is the Seat of Taylor County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Arista to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 461 miles [741.9 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 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,902 miles [7,889 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arista. 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Arista) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3687, Longitude: -85.3047 In this case, the coordinates for Arista have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Arista to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.915 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.949 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.744 degrees. |