Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Big Eddy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Eddy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Big Eddy
- 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 Eddy:
- 38.170073, -84.858283
- 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 Big Eddy
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Big Eddy is near Woodford County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Woodford County
- eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Big Eddy ...
We found three communities that share the name Big Eddy.
Within Kentucky, the name Big Eddy is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Big Eddy lies 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Big Eddy that is located in Franklin County.
- Idaho
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Eddy ...
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.
- Duckers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Farmdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Forks of Elkhorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forks of Elkhorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Elkhorn
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
- Harvieland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvieland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvieland
- Harvieland is located in Franklin County
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Franklin County
- Jett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Lanes Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mill
- Lanes Mill is located in Franklin County
- Slickway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Woodlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Woodlake is located in Franklin County
How Far From Big Eddy 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 Eddy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Big Eddy and extending to:
- Frankfort, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 425 miles [684 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Big Eddy to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Eddy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Big Eddy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Big Eddy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Eddy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1701, Longitude: -84.8583 In this case, the coordinates for Big Eddy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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> | 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 Big Eddy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.647 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.757 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.328 degrees. |