Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cressy:
  • 37.824803, -84.040203
  • 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 Cressy

• 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 Estill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Estill County
  • Since Cressy is near Clark County and also Powell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Powell 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 Cressy

Communities Also Named Cressy ...

We found one communities that are also named Cressy.

Within Kentucky, the name Cressy is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Cressy in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Cressy lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cressy that is located in Estill County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cressy ...

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.

• Bogie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bogie is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogie
• Clarksville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarksville is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Fox
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fox is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
• Happy Top
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Happy Top is located in Powell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Top
• Iron Mound
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Iron Mound is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mound
• Lilly's Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lilly's Ferry is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly's Ferry
• Log Lick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Log Lick is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
• Lone Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Oak is located in Powell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Pine Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Rightangle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rightangle is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rightangle
• Spout Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Spout Springs is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs

How Far From Cressy to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cressy to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Irvine, which is the Seat of Estill County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cressy to Irvine, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'