Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brightshade:
  • 37.020349, -83.657878
  • 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 Brightshade

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Brightshade is near Knox County and also Leslie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leslie 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 Brightshade

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brightshade ...

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.

• Beverly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Beverly is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beverly
  • From Brightshade to Beverly
• Bluehole
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluehole is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluehole
• Creekville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Creekville is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekville
• Field
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Field is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field
• Goose Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Goose Rock is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
• Hector
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hector is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
• Lincoln
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Peabody
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Peabody is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
• Plank
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Plank is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plank
• Queendale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Queendale is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queendale
• Red Star
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Red Star is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
• Spring Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Creek is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek

How Far From Brightshade to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brightshade to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Manchester, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brightshade to Manchester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 382 miles [614.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'