Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Reedy:
  • 37.269215, -86.435535
  • 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 Reedy

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Reedy ...

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.

• Black Gold
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Black Gold is located in Edmonson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Gold
• Decker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Decker is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
• Horsemill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Horsemill is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsemill
• Huff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Huff is located in Edmonson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
• Jetson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jetson is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
• Lee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Love
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Love is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love
• Reedyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Reedyville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
• Roundhill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
• Sunfish
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
• Vineyard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vineyard is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
• Windyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Windyville is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville

How Far From Big Reedy 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 Big Reedy 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 Reedy and extending to:

• Brownsville, which is the Seat of Edmonson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Big Reedy to Brownsville, with an average speed<2> 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 106 miles [170.6 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'