Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Breckinridge Center:
  • 37.682822, -87.863078
  • 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 Breckinridge Center

• 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Since Breckinridge Center is near Henderson County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Breckinridge Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Breckinridge Center ...

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.

• Arnold
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Arnold is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Boxville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Boxville is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxville
• Dixie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dixie is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Givens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Givens is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
• Hearin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hearin is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearin
• King Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • King Mills is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Mills
• Pride
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pride is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride
• Spring Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Spring Grove is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
• Uniontown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Uniontown is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people

How Far From Breckinridge Center 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 Breckinridge Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Morganfield, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the West.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Breckinridge Center to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,394 miles [10,290.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,997 miles [8,041.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'