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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 Bee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bee 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 Bee:
- 37.268939, -86.084695
- 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 Bee
- 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 Hart County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
- Since Bee is near Edmonson County and also Grayson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edmonson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson 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 Bee
Communities Also Named Bee ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Bee.
Within Kentucky, the name Bee is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Wilcox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bee [Wilcox County].
- Kansas
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bee [Montgomery County].
- Minnesota
- Houston County
- This Bee is located in Houston County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Bee that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Bee.
- Missouri
- Cape Girardeau County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Bee [Cape Girardeau County].
- Nebraska
- Seward County
- This Bee is located in Seward County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bee that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seward County community of Bee.
- Ohio
- Vinton County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Bee [Vinton County].
- Oklahoma
- Johnston County
- This Bee is located in Johnston County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Bee that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Bee.
- South Carolina
- Williamsburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Bee [Williamsburg County].
- Tennessee
- Lincoln County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Bee [Lincoln County].
- Virginia
- Dickenson County
- This Bee is located in Dickenson County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<2> to the east of the Bee that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickenson County community of Bee.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Bee is located in Pierce County and lies 1,970 miles [3,170.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bee that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Bee.
- West Virginia
- Putnam County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Bee [Putnam County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bee ...
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.
- Big Windy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Big Windy is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Windy
- Cub Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dogcreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Dug Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dug Hill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Lines Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lines Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
- Mammoth Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Sportsmens Paradise
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sportsmens Paradise is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmens Paradise
- Straw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Straw is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straw
- Tom Johns Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tom Johns Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Johns Crossing
How Far From Bee 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 Bee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bee and extending to:
- Munfordville, which is the Seat of Hart County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bee to Munfordville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 504 miles [811.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,940 miles [7,950.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Bee 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bee 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 Bee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2689, Longitude: -86.0847 In this case, the coordinates for Bee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.397 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.49 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.111 degrees. |
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