Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Windy:
  • 37.318663, -86.094416
  • 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 Windy

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Windy ...

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.

• Cub Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cub Run is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Run
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cub Run <1>
• Dogcreek
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dogcreek is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
• Dug Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dug Hill is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
• Forestville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forestville is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
• Hilltop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hilltop is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Iberia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Iberia is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
• Lines Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lines Mill is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
• Pearman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pearman is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearman
• Pine Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pine Springs is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Ponderosa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ponderosa is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Snap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Snap is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snap
  • Spike
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Spike is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spike
  • Sportsmens Paradise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sportsmens Paradise is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmens Paradise
  • Straw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Straw is located in Edmonson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straw
  • Tom Johns Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tom Johns Crossing is located in Hart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Johns Crossing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Big Windy and extending to:

• Munfordville, which is the Seat of Hart County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Big Windy to Munfordville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 90 miles [144.8 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,938 miles [7,946.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'