Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bug:
  • 36.654789, -85.109121
  • 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 Bug

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Bug is near Pickett County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickett County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Bug

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bug ...

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.

• Byrdstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Byrdstown is located in Pickett County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrdstown <1>
• Cedar Knob
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Knob is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knob
• Huntersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Huntersville is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
• Jones Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jones Mill is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
• Love Lady
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Love Lady is located in Pickett County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lady
• Red Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Red Hill is located in Pickett County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Savage
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Savage is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
• Snow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Snow is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
• Star Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Star Point is located in Pickett County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Point
• Static
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Static is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
• Sulphur Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Pickett County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Wolf River Dock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wolf River Dock is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf River Dock

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

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

• Albany, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Bug 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 466 miles [750 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 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'