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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Bauer:
    • 36.932302, -84.447160
    • 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 Bauer
  • 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 McCreary County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary County
    • Since Bauer is near Pulaski County and also Whitley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Bauer

Communities Also Named Bauer ...

We found three communities that are also named Bauer.

Within Kentucky, the name Bauer is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Marion County
      • This Bauer is located in Marion County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bauer that is located in McCreary County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Bauer.
    • Michigan
      • Ottawa County
      • This Bauer is located in Ottawa County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the north of the Bauer that is located in McCreary County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Bauer.
    • Utah
      • Tooele County
      • This Bauer is located in Tooele County and lies 1,517 miles [2,441.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bauer that is located in McCreary County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tooele County community of Bauer.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bauer ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Alpine is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Blue John
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Blue John is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue John
  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood is located in McCreary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Hail
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hail is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
  • Honeybee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Honeybee is located in McCreary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeybee
  • Keno
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Keno is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
  • Little Marina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Little Marina is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Marina
  • Mount Victory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
  • Poplarville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Poplarville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville

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

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

  • Whitley City, which is the Seat of McCreary County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Bauer to Whitley City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 425 miles [684 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bauer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bauer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bauer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9323, Longitude: -84.4472       In this case, the coordinates for Bauer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.38 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.273 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.492 degrees.