Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Craintown:
  • 38.388747, -83.786096
  • 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 Craintown

• 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 Fleming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fleming County
  • Since Craintown is near Nicholas County and also Boyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd 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 Craintown

Communities Also Named Craintown ...

We found one communities that are also named Craintown.

There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Craintown.

Beyond Kentucky.

• Communities Located In Kentucky ...
  • Boyle County
    • This Craintown is located in Boyle County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Craintown that is located in Fleming County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyle County community of Craintown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Craintown ...

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.

• Grassland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grassland is located in Boyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
• Helena
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Helena is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Helena
  • From Craintown to Helena
• Hill Top
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill Top is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Locust
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
• Milltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Milltown is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Olive Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Olive Branch is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
• Pebble
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pebble is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pebble
  • From Craintown to Pebble
• Poplar Plains
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Plains is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Plains
• Sprout
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sprout is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprout
• Sunset
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sunset
  • From Craintown to Sunset
• Upper Blue Licks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Upper Blue Licks is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Blue Licks

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

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

• Flemingsburg, which is the Seat of Fleming County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Craintown to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 365 miles [587.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'