Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cobblers Knob:
  • 37.568111, -86.385533
  • 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 Cobblers Knob

• 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 Breckinridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
  • Since Cobblers Knob is near Grayson County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Cobblers Knob

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cobblers Knob ...

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.

• Cave Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cave Spring is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Centerview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerview is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
• Falling Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Falling Branch is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Branch
• Fisher
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fisher is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
• Hanging Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hanging Rock is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
• Horn Back Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
• Indian Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
• Lilac
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lilac is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilac
• Madrid
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Madrid is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
• Short Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Short Creek is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek

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

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

• Hardinsburg, which is the Seat of Breckinridge County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cobblers Knob to Hardinsburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 515 miles [828.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,064 miles [11,368.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,940 miles [7,950.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'