Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blue John:
  • 36.929801, -84.482994
  • 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 Blue John

• 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Blue John is near McCreary County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Blue John

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue John ...

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.

• Alpine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Alpine is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
• Cedar Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Flat Rock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Flat Rock is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Greenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hail
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hail is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
• Honeybee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Honeybee is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeybee
• Keno
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Keno is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
• Kidder
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Kidder is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
• Mount Victory
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
• Poplarville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Poplarville is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville

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

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

• Somerset, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blue John to Somerset, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 427 miles [687.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,011 miles [11,283.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,886 miles [7,863.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'