Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bumblebee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bumblebee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bumblebee
- 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 Bumblebee:
- 38.022199, -82.651137
- 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 Bumblebee
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Bumblebee is near Wayne County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Bumblebee ...
We found one communities that share the name Bumblebee.
Within Kentucky, the name Bumblebee is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Bumblebee in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bumblebee ...
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.
- Brows Defeat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brows Defeat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brows Defeat
- Brows Defeat is located in Lawrence County
- Charley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Deephole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Ellen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Georges Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Ivory ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Mattie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Patrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Peach Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Lawrence County
- Saltpetre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Smoky Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Smoky Valley is located in Lawrence County
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torchlight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County
How Far From Bumblebee 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 Bumblebee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Bumblebee once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bumblebee and extending to:
- Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bumblebee to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bumblebee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bumblebee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0222, Longitude: -82.6511 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bumblebee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bumblebee 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 311.286 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.179 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.406 degrees. |