Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Arkle:
  • 36.919256, -83.976873
  • 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 Arkle

• 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Arkle is near Laurel County and also Whitley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurel County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley 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 Arkle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arkle ...

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.

• Boreing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Boreing is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreing
• Camp Grounds
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Camp Grounds is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Grounds
• Cannon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cannon is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
• Crane Nest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Crane Nest is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
• Dishman Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dishman Springs is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman Springs
• Girdler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Girdler is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
• Gray
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gray is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
• Hopewell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopewell is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Providence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Swan Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Swan Lake is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
• Swanpond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Swanpond is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanpond

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Arkle and extending to:

• Barbourville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Arkle 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 three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'