Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crab Orchard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crab Orchard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crab Orchard
- 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 Crab Orchard:
- 37.462703, -84.506525
- 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 Crab Orchard
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Crab Orchard is near Rockcastle County and also Garrard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
- eBird sighting report for Garrard 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
Communities Also Named Crab Orchard ...
We found eight communities that share the name Crab Orchard.
Within Kentucky, the name Crab Orchard is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Williamson County
- This Crab Orchard is located in Williamson County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the west of the Crab Orchard that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Crab Orchard.
- Missouri
- Ray County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Crab Orchard [Ray County].
- Nebraska
- Johnson County
- This Crab Orchard is located in Johnson County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crab Orchard that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Crab Orchard.
- Tennessee
- Carter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Crab Orchard [Carter County].
- Cumberland County
- This Crab Orchard is located in Cumberland County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Crab Orchard that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Crab Orchard.
- Virginia
- Lee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Crab Orchard [Lee County].
- Wise County
- This Crab Orchard is located in Wise County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Crab Orchard that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Crab Orchard.
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- This Crab Orchard is located in Raleigh County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the east of the Crab Orchard that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Crab Orchard.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crab Orchard ...
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.
- Cartersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Dog Walk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Gum Sulphur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Halls Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Maywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Preachersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preachersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
- Sugar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Turkeytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Walnut Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Flat
- Walnut Flat is located in Lincoln County
How Far From Crab Orchard 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 city such as Crab Orchard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crab Orchard and extending to:
- Stanford, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crab Orchard to Stanford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 417 miles [671.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crab Orchard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crab Orchard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crab Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4627, Longitude: -84.5065 In this case, the coordinates for Crab Orchard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Crab Orchard could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Crab Orchard to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.423 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.399 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.372 degrees. |