Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Broughtentown:
  • 37.383970, -84.543274
  • 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 Broughtentown

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broughtentown ...

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.

• Bee Lick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
• Clarence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clarence is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
• Crab Orchard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <1>
• Dog Walk
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
• Gum Sulphur
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
• Halls Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
• Highland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Kings Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
• Maywood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Maywood is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
• Quail
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Quail is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
• Randy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Randy is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randy
• Sugar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
• Turkeytown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
• Walnut Flat
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Flat is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Flat

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

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

• Stanford, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Broughtentown to Stanford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 420 miles [675.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'