Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bluff Boom:
  • 37.277839, -85.461076
  • 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 Bluff Boom

• 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 Bluff Boom is near Taylor County and also Adair 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 Adair 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 Bluff Boom

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bluff Boom ...

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.

• Black Gnat
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Gnat is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Gnat
• Elk Horn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Elk Horn is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <1>
• Fry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fry is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
• Grab
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grab is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grab
• Hatcher
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hatcher is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
• Kellyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kellyville is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
• Mac
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mac is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
• Pierce
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pierce is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
• Roachville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Roachville is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
• Romine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Romine is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romine
• Summersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Summersville is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville

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

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

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Green County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Bluff Boom 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 4 days. 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 471 miles [758 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'