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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 Cub Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cub Run 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 Cub Run:
- 37.322829, -86.194695
- 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 Cub Run
- 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 Edmonson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edmonson County
- Since Cub Run is near Grayson County and also Hart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart 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 Cub Run
Communities Also Named Cub Run ...
We found one communities that are also named Cub Run.
There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Cub Run.
Beyond Kentucky.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Hart County
- This Cub Run is located in Hart County and lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> to the east of the Cub Run that is located in Edmonson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Cub Run.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cub Run ...
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.
- Bee Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Windy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Big Windy is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Windy
- Dogcreek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Dug Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dug Hill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Hilltop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hillview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillview is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Iberia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iberia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Pearman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pearman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearman
- Pine Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Ponderosa
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ponderosa is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Prosperity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Ridgedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgedale is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Snap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Snap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snap
- Sportsmens Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sportsmens Paradise is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmens Paradise
- Straw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Straw is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straw
- Woodside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Cub Run 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 Cub Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cub Run and extending to:
- Brownsville, which is the Seat of Edmonson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cub Run to Brownsville, with an average speed<3> 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 509 miles [819.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,942 miles [7,953.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cub Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cub Run 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 Cub Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3228, Longitude: -86.1947 In this case, the coordinates for Cub Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.467 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.577 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.146 degrees. |
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