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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cravens
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Bullitt County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cravens ...
We found five communities that share the name Cravens.
Within Kentucky, the name Cravens is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Louisiana
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
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) - Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Nelson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <4>
- Bourbon Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs
- Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County
- Hobbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Holy Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Hunters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Limestone Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Springs
- Limestone Springs is located in Bullitt County
- Lotus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Lotus is located in Bullitt County
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Poplar Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Level
- Poplar Level is located in Bullitt County
- Ridgetop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Younger Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Younger Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
- Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cravens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncountyky.com
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cravens) to Point B.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). |
| <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> | 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.07 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.19 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.73 degrees. |