Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bigstone:
  • 38.105084, -83.169897
  • 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 Bigstone

• 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 Elliott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elliott County
  • Since Bigstone is near Rowan County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Bigstone

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bigstone ...

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.

• Beartown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Beartown is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Bell City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bell City is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
• Dewdrop
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dewdrop is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewdrop
• Green
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
• Ibex
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ibex is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
• Little Sandy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Little Sandy is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
• Minor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Minor is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
• Ordinary
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ordinary is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordinary
• Redwine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Redwine is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine
• Sandy Hook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <1>
• Sideway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sideway is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideway
• Stark
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stark is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark

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

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

• Sandy Hook, which is the Seat of Elliott County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bigstone to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 6 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 335 miles [539.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'