Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bratton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bratton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bratton
- 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 Bratton:
- 38.568113, -84.096195
- 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 Bratton
- 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Since Bratton is near Bracken County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bracken County
- eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Bratton ...
We found two communities that share the name Bratton.
Within Kentucky, the name Bratton is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bratton ...
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.
- Bachelors Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bachelors Rest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Rest
- Bachelors Rest is located in Pendleton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bachelors Rest
- From Bratton to Bachelors Rest
- Barefoot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Claysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Claysville is located in Harrison County
- Fernleaf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Manley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Morning Glory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Glory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
- Morning Glory is located in Nicholas County
- Oddville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddville
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oddville
- From Bratton to Oddville
- Powersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Powersville is located in Bracken County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Powersville
- From Bratton to Powersville
- Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Sunrise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Willow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Bratton 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 Bratton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bratton and extending to:
- Mount Olivet, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<4> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Bratton to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 380 miles [611.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bratton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Bratton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Bratton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bratton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5681, Longitude: -84.0962 In this case, the coordinates for Bratton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bratton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.174 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.273 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.875 degrees. |