Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bent, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bent and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bent
- 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 Bent:
- 37.112025, -84.444661
- 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 Bent
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Bent is near Rockcastle County and also Laurel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
- eBird sighting report for Laurel 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 Bent ...
We found one communities that share the name Bent.
Within Kentucky, the name Bent is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Bent in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bent ...
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.
- Acorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Coin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Drum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Goodwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Mark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Piney Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Sandy Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Shopville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Sinking Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinking Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Valley
- Sinking Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Stab
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Valley Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oak
- Valley Oak is located in Pulaski County
- Whetstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
How Far From Bent 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 Bent to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bent and extending to:
- Somerset, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the West.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bent to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 421 miles [677.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,001 miles [11,267 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,876 miles [7,847.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bent. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pulaski County: www.pulaskicountygovt.org/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bent) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bent. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1120, Longitude: -84.4447 In this case, the coordinates for Bent have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bent to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.381 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.30 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.442 degrees. |