Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Confederate:
  • 36.991997, -87.997521
  • 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 Confederate

• 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 Lyon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon County
  • Since Confederate is near Caldwell County and also Trigg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trigg 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 Confederate

Curious and Interesting Names Near Confederate ...

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.

• Black Hawk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Black Hawk is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
• Commerce Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Commerce Landing is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Landing
• Cross Road
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cross Road is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road
• Eden Bay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eden Bay is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Bay
• Greenacres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenacres is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
• Indian Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Hills is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Paradise Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Paradise Hills is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
• Rockcastle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rockcastle is located in Trigg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle
• Rockcastle Shores
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rockcastle Shores is located in Trigg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle Shores
• Wildwood Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildwood Hills is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills

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

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

• Eddyville, which is the Seat of Lyon County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Confederate to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 610 miles [981.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'