Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arnett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arnett and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arnett
- 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 Arnett:
- 37.410367, -83.568521
- 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 Arnett
- 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 Owsley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Owsley County
- Since Arnett is near Breathitt County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Breathitt County
- eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Arnett ...
We found ten communities that share the name Arnett.
Within Kentucky, the name Arnett is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Missouri
- New York
- Oklahoma
- Ellis County
- This Arnett is located in Ellis County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the west of the Arnett that is located in Owsley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Arnett.
- Harmon County
- This Arnett is located in Harmon County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km] to the west of the Arnett that is located in Owsley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harmon County community of Arnett.
- Texas
- Coryell County
- This Arnett is located in Coryell County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Arnett that is located in Owsley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Arnett.
- Hockley County
- This Arnett is located in Hockley County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km] to the west of the Arnett that is located in Owsley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hockley County community of Arnett.
- West Virginia
- Braxton County
- This Arnett is located in Braxton County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Arnett that is located in Owsley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Arnett.
- Raleigh County
- This Arnett is located in Raleigh County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the east northeast of the Arnett that is located in Owsley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Arnett.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arnett ...
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 southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Bend
- Bishop Bend is located in Clay County
- Canoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Chestnut Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Chestnut Gap is located in Owsley County
- Cowcreek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Crockettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockettsville
- Crockettsville is located in Breathitt County
- Jetts Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jetts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Lucky Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucky Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Fork
- Lucky Fork is located in Owsley County
- Major
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Mistletoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Ricetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Turkey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Whoopflarea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whoopflarea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whoopflarea
- Whoopflarea is located in Owsley County
How Far From Arnett 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 Arnett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arnett and extending to:
- Booneville, which is the Seat of Owsley County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Arnett to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>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 5 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 369 miles [593.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arnett. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arnett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arnett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4104, Longitude: -83.5685 In this case, the coordinates for Arnett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Arnett could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Arnett to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.847 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.732 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.982 degrees. |