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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Arista

Communities Also Named Arista ...

We found two communities that are also named Arista.

Within Kentucky, the name Arista is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Hillsborough County
    • This Arista is located in Hillsborough County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Arista that is located in Taylor County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Arista.
  • West Virginia
    • Mercer County
    • This Arista is located in Mercer County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the east of the Arista that is located in Taylor County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Arista.

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)
  • Bass is located in Casey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
• Black Gnat
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Gnat is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Gnat
• Elk Horn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Elk Horn is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <2>
• Feathersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Feathersburg is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathersburg
• Hatcher
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hatcher is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
• Jessietown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jessietown is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
• Mannsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mannsville is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
• Peck Ford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Peck Ford is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Ford
• Romine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Romine is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romine
• Speck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Speck is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
• Willowtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Willowtown is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown

How Far From Arista 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 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,902 miles [7,889 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'