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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Cravens:
    • 37.808673, -85.542736
    • 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 Cravens
  • 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 Nelson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
    • Since Cravens is near Bullitt County and also Larue County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bullitt County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Larue 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 Cravens

Communities Also Named Cravens ...

We found five communities that are also named Cravens.

Within Kentucky, the name Cravens is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Franklin County
      • This Cravens is located in Franklin County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cravens that is located in Nelson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Cravens.
    • Louisiana
      • Vernon Parish
      • This Cravens is located in Vernon Parish and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cravens that is located in Nelson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Cravens.
    • Oklahoma
      • Latimer 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 Oklahoma community of Cravens [Latimer County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Jefferson 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 Pennsylvania community of Cravens [Jefferson County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton 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 Cravens [Hamilton County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cravens ...

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.

  • Balltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Balltown is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
  • Boston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bourbon Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs
  • Hobbs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hobbs is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
  • Holy Cross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Holy Cross is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
  • Hunters
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunters is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
  • Limestone Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Limestone Springs is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Springs
  • Lotus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lotus is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
  • Lyons
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lyons is located in Larue County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Poplar Level
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Poplar Level is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Level
  • Ridgetop
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgetop is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
  • Woodlawn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Younger Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek

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

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

  • Bardstown, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies just to the East.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Cravens to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 466 miles [750 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Cravens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Cravens 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Cravens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cravens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8087, Longitude: -85.5427       In this case, the coordinates for Cravens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.07 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.19 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.73 degrees.