Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Busy:
  • 37.278427, -83.290455
  • 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 Busy

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Busy ...

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.

• Airport Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Airport Gardens is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Gardens
• Butterfly
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Butterfly is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
• Combs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Combs is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
• Confluence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Confluence is located in Leslie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
• Dice
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dice is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
• Dryhill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dryhill is located in Leslie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryhill
• Dunraven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dunraven is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunraven
• Grassy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grassy is located in Leslie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
• Hazard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hazard is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazard <1>
• Krypton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Krypton is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
• Manuel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Manuel is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel
• Typo
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Typo is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Typo
• Walkertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Walkertown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
• Woodland Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Woodland Park is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Hazard, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Busy 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 357 miles [574.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'