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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Craintown ...
We found one communities that share the name Craintown.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Craintown.
Beyond Kentucky.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
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) - Helena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Mason County
- Hill Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Locust
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Milltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Olive Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Olive Branch is located in Fleming County
- Pebble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Pebble is located in Bath County
- Poplar Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Plains
- Poplar Plains is located in Fleming County
- Sprout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Sunset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Upper Blue Licks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Blue Licks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Blue Licks
- Upper Blue Licks is located in Nicholas County
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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Craintown. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Craintown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Craintown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3887, Longitude: -83.7861 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Craintown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.982 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.027 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.791 degrees. |