Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Big Clifty

• 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 Big Clifty:
  • 37.545613, -86.153581
  • 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 Big Clifty

• 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
  • Since Big Clifty is near Hardin County and also Breckinridge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Breckinridge 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 Big Clifty

Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Clifty ...

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.

• Centerview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerview is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
• Flint Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Fragrant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fragrant is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fragrant
• Hanging Rock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hanging Rock is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
• Hilltop
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hilltop is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Horntown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Horntown is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
• Lilac
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lilac is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilac
• Limp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Limp is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
• Lone Oak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Oak is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Pierce Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
• Rock Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rock Creek is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Royal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Royal is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
• Continue List   (5 more) ...
  • Seven Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
  • Snap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Snap is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snap
  • Spike
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Spike is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spike
  • Star Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Star Mills is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
  • Tar Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Tar Hill is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Big Clifty and extending to:

• Leitchfield, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Big Clifty 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 503 miles [809.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'