Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Biddle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Biddle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Biddle
- 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 Biddle:
- 38.349719, -84.607530
- 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 Biddle
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Biddle is near Boyd County and also Owen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boyd County
- eBird sighting report for Owen 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 Biddle ...
We found six communities that share the name Biddle.
Within Kentucky, the name Biddle is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Montana
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Biddle ...
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.
- Cranetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Double Culvert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Culvert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Culvert
- Double Culvert is located in Scott County
- Josephine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Josephine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Josephine is located in Scott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Josephine
- From Biddle to Josephine
- Longlick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longlick
- Longlick is located in Scott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Longlick
- From Biddle to Longlick
- Mallard Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Mallard Point is located in Scott County
- Minorsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorsville
- Minorsville is located in Scott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Minorsville
- From Biddle to Minorsville
- Muddy Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Muddy Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Ford
- Muddy Ford is located in Scott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Muddy Ford
- From Biddle to Muddy Ford
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Boyd County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rockdale
- From Biddle to Rockdale
- Rogers Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogers Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Gap
- Rogers Gap is located in Scott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rogers Gap
- From Biddle to Rogers Gap
- Sadieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sadieville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
- Sadieville is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Skinnersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinnersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersburg
- Skinnersburg is located in Scott County
- Stamping Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
- Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stamping Ground
- From Biddle to Stamping Ground
- Stonewall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonewall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall is located in Scott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stonewall
- From Biddle to Stonewall
- Turkey Foot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turkey Foot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot
- Turkey Foot is located in Scott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Turkey Foot
- From Biddle to Turkey Foot
How Far From Biddle 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 Biddle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Biddle and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Biddle to Georgetown, with an average speed<6> 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 410 miles [659.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,830 miles [7,773.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Biddle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Biddle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Biddle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3497, Longitude: -84.6075 |
| <2> | 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 Biddle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Biddle 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Biddle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.492 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.605 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.165 degrees. |