Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cloyds Landing:
  • 36.754270, -85.491345
  • 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 Cloyds Landing

• 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Cloyds Landing is near Monroe County and also Metcalfe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Metcalfe 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 Cloyds Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cloyds Landing ...

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.

• Bow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bow is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
• Cyclone
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cyclone is located in Metcalfe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
• Grandview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Grandview is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Kettle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kettle is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
• Leslie
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Leslie is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leslie
  • From Cloyds Landing to Leslie
• Long Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Long Ridge is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
• Marrowbone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marrowbone
  • From Cloyds Landing to Marrowbone
• Martinsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
• Pea Ridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Persimmon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Persimmon is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
• Rockbridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Rockbridge is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
• Willow Shade
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Shade is located in Metcalfe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Shade

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

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

• Burkesville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Cloyds Landing to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 484 miles [778.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,062 miles [11,365.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,937 miles [7,945.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'