Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Back:
  • 37.925969, -83.488705
  • 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 Back

• 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 Menifee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Menifee County
  • Since Back is near Morgan County and also Wolfe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wolfe 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 Back

Communities Also Named Back ...

We found five communities that are also named Back.

Within Kentucky, the name Back is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Back, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Manitoba
    • This Back lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Back that is located in Menifee County.
  • Texas
    • Gray County
    • This Back is located in Gray County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the west of the Back that is located in Menifee County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gray County community of Back.

• Communities Beyond North America ...
  • Scotland
    • Distance: 3,594 miles [5,784 km]<1> to the northeast
    • Open a Google Map centered on Back
  • Sweden
    • - Vaesterbotten
    • Distance: 4,290 miles [6,904.1 km]<1> to the north northeast
    • Open a Google Map centered on Back
    • - Vaesternorrland
    • Distance: 4,236 miles [6,817.2 km] to the north northeast
    • Open a Google Map centered on Back

Curious and Interesting Names Near Back ...

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.

• Artville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Artville is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artville
• Big Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Big Woods is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
• Craft
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Craft is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft
• Dan
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dan is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan
• Flat Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Flat Rock is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Korea
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Korea is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
• Maytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Maytown is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
• Trimble Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Trimble Bend is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble Bend

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Back and extending to:

• Frenchburg, which is the Seat of Menifee County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Back to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 355 miles [571.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'