Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Colitown Junction:
  • 37.335879, -87.632783
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Colitown Junction

• 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
  • Since Colitown Junction is near Webster County and also Caldwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Webster County
  • eBird sighting report for Caldwell 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colitown Junction ...

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.

• Coiltown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coiltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coiltown
  • Coiltown is located in Hopkins County
• Fiddle Bow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
  • Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
• Grapevine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grapevine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
  • Grapevine is located in Hopkins County
• Oriole
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
  • Oriole is located in Hopkins County
• Pee Vee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pee Vee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Vee
  • Pee Vee is located in Hopkins County
• Providence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Providence <2>
• Rabbit Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Ridge
  • Rabbit Ridge is located in Hopkins County
• Sixth Vein
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixth Vein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixth Vein
  • Sixth Vein is located in Hopkins County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Colitown Junction and extending to:

• Madisonville, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies just to the East.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Colitown Junction to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 585 miles [941.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colitown Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/