Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Co-Operative:
  • 36.692854, -84.607718
  • 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 Co-Operative

• 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 McCreary County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary County
  • Since Co-Operative is near Wayne County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Co-Operative

Curious and Interesting Names Near Co-Operative ...

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.

• Blue Heron
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Heron is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Heron
• Fidelity
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fidelity is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
• Griffin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Griffin is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Hickory Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Grove is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Hill Top
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hill Top is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Kidds Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kidds Crossing is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidds Crossing
• Marshes Siding
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
• Oz
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Oz is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oz
• Rockybranch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rockybranch is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockybranch

How Far From Co-Operative 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 Co-Operative to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Whitley City, which is the Seat of McCreary County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Co-Operative 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 440 miles [708.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,311 miles [10,156.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,026 miles [11,307.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,902 miles [7,889 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'