Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crane Nest:
  • 36.989785, -83.87972
  • 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 Crane Nest

• 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Crane Nest is near Letcher County and also Laurel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurel 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 Crane Nest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crane Nest ...

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.

• Boreing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Boreing is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreing
• Bush
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bush is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
• Cannon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cannon is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
• Dishman Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dishman Springs is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman Springs
• Girdler
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Girdler is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Girdler
  • From Crane Nest to Girdler
• Gray
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gray is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gray
  • From Crane Nest to Gray
• Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lake
  • From Crane Nest to Lake
• Lincoln
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Pigeonroost
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pigeonroost is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
• Providence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Providence is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Turkey Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Turkey Creek is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
• Upper Horse Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Upper Horse Creek is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Horse Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crane Nest and extending to:

• Barbourville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the South.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Crane Nest to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,267 miles [10,085.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'