Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blairs Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blairs Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blairs Mills
- 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 Blairs Mills:
- 38.082862, -83.291845
- 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 Blairs Mills
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Blairs Mills is near Elliott County and also Rowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Elliott County
- eBird sighting report for Rowan 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 Blairs Mills ...
We found one communities that share the name Blairs Mills.
Within Kentucky, the name Blairs Mills is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Blairs Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon County
- This Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blairs Mills that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Blairs Mills.
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blairs Mills ...
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.
- Bigstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Blaze
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Elliottville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliottville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Morgan County
- Leisure
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Lick Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Little Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Little Sandy is located in Elliott County
- Minor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Ordinary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Redwine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sideway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Blairs Mills 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 Blairs Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blairs Mills and extending to:
- West Liberty, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Blairs Mills to West Liberty, 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west (W). 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 342 miles [550.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,193 miles [9,966.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,785 miles [7,700.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blairs Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blairs Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blairs Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0829, Longitude: -83.2918 In this case, the coordinates for Blairs Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Blairs Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.678 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.635 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.665 degrees. |