Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cleopatra:
  • 37.622268, -87.292778
  • 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 Cleopatra

• 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 McLean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
  • Since Cleopatra is near Daviess County and also Hopkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Daviess County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins 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 Cleopatra

Communities Also Named Cleopatra ...

We found one communities that are also named Cleopatra.

Within Kentucky, the name Cleopatra is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Cleopatra in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Mercer County
    • This Cleopatra is located in Mercer County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cleopatra that is located in McLean County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Cleopatra.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cleopatra ...

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.

• Curdsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Curdsville is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
• Delaware
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
• Elba
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Elba is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
• Glenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Glenville is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
• Handyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Handyville is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handyville
• Jewel City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
• Lemon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lemon is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
• Panther
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Panther is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
• Poverty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Poverty is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty
• Tuck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tuck is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cleopatra and extending to:

• Calhoun, which is the Seat of McLean County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Cleopatra to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 562 miles [904.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,375 miles [10,259.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'