Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Caleast:
  • 37.690358, -84.331878
  • 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 Caleast

• 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Caleast is near Garrard County and also Harlan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garrard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan 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 Caleast

Curious and Interesting Names Near Caleast ...

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.

• Bobtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bobtown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
• Buggytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Buggytown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
• Cottonburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cottonburg is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonburg
• Crow Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crow Valley is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Valley
• Happy Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Happy Landing is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
• Hillcrest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hillcrest is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Kirksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirksville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
• Million
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Million is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Million
• Paint Lick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Paint Lick is located in Garrard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Lick
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paint Lick <1>
• Reeds Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reeds Crossing is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossing
• Round Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Round Hill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
• Silver Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Creek is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek

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

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

• Richmond, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Caleast to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'