Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Codyville:
  • 37.777837, -86.447478
  • 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 Codyville

• 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 Codyville is near Perry County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Codyville

Communities Also Named Codyville ...

We found one communities that are also named Codyville.

Within Kentucky, the name Codyville is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maine
    • Washington County
    • This Codyville is located in Washington County and lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Codyville that is located in Breckinridge County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Codyville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Codyville ...

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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cave Spring is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Corners is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corners
• Glen Dean
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
• Graysville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Graysville is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
• Kingswood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingswood is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Locust Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust Hill is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
• Mystic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mystic is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
• Sample
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sample is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample
• Tar Fork
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
• Union Star
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star

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

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

• Hardinsburg, which is the Seat of Breckinridge County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Codyville 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 515 miles [828.8 km] to the east (E). 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 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,057 miles [11,357.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,933 miles [7,938.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'