Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chestnutburg:
  • 37.288978, -83.796588
  • 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 Chestnutburg

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Chestnutburg is near Jackson County and also Owsley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Owsley 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 Chestnutburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chestnutburg ...

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.

• Burning Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Burning Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
• Egypt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Egypt is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Fall Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fall Rock is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
• Herd
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Herd is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herd
• High Knob
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • High Knob is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Knob
• Island City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Island City is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
• Shepherdtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Shepherdtown is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdtown
• Sourwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sourwood is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sourwood
• Stringtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stringtown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Union is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Vine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Vine is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine
• Wild Cat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wild Cat is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cat

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

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

• Manchester, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Chestnutburg to Manchester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'