Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Calk:
  • 38.029751, -83.964257
  • 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 Calk

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Calk is near Clark County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Calk

Curious and Interesting Names Near Calk ...

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.

• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Grassy Lick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lick
• Hedges
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hedges is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
• Howards Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Howards Mill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Mill
• Judy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Judy is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
• Kiddville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kiddville is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiddville
• Pilot View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilot View is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot View
• Pleasant Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Rosedale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosedale is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Sideview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sideview is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
• Stoops
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stoops is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops
• Trimble
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Trimble is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Calk and extending to:

• Mount Sterling, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Calk to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 379 miles [609.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,817 miles [7,752.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'