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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 Bear Wallow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bear Wallow and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bear Wallow:
    • 37.909379, -83.318758
    • 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 Bear Wallow
  • 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Since Bear Wallow is near Menifee County and also Wolfe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Menifee 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 Bear Wallow

Communities Also Named Bear Wallow ...

We found two communities that are also named Bear Wallow.

Within Kentucky, the name Bear Wallow is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Brown County
      • This Bear Wallow is located in Brown County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bear Wallow that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Bear Wallow.
    • Tennessee
      • Marshall County
      • This Bear Wallow is located in Marshall County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bear Wallow that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Bear Wallow.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bear Wallow ...

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.

  • Bonny
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bonny is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny
  • Gordon Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gordon Ford is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Ford
  • Grassy Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
  • Index
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Index is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
  • Liberty Road
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Liberty Road is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Road
  • Licking River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Licking River is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking River
  • Neal Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Neal Valley is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Valley
  • Panama
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Panama is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
  • Pomp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pomp is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomp
  • Straight Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Straight Creek is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
  • Twentysix
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Twentysix is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentysix
  • Woodsbend
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Woodsbend is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsbend

How Far From Bear Wallow to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bear Wallow to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • West Liberty, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bear Wallow 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 346 miles [556.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bear Wallow) 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 Bear Wallow 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 Bear Wallow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9094, Longitude: -83.3188       In this case, the coordinates for Bear Wallow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.695 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.63 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.729 degrees.