Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bishop Bend:
  • 37.351136, -83.651496
  • 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 Bishop Bend

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Bishop Bend is near Owsley County and also Breathitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Owsley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Breathitt 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 Bishop Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bishop Bend ...

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.

• Blake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Blake is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Chestnut Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Gap is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
• Cowcreek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cowcreek is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowcreek
• Doorway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Doorway is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doorway
• Island City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Island City is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
• Lucky Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lucky Fork is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Fork
• Major
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Major is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
• Mistletoe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
• Ricetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ricetown is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
• Whoopflarea
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Whoopflarea is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whoopflarea

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

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

• Manchester, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bishop Bend to Manchester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 374 miles [601.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'