Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bloyds Crossing:
  • 37.360616, -85.572744
  • 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 Bloyds Crossing

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bloyds Crossing ...

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.

• Badger
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Badger is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
• Black Gnat
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Gnat is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Gnat
• Bluff Boom
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bluff Boom is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Boom
• Eve
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eve is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eve
• Ginseng
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ginseng is located in Larue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginseng
• Grab
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Grab is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grab
• Hibernia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hibernia is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
• Mac
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mac is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
• Maple
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
• Pike View
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pike View is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike View
• Powder Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Powder Mill is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
• Summersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Summersville is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville

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

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

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Green County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Bloyds Crossing to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 475 miles [764.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,914 miles [7,908.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'