Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Culvertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Culvertown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Culvertown
- 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 Culvertown:
- 37.710062, -85.533850
- 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 Culvertown
- 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 Culvertown is near Larue County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Larue County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Culvertown ...
We found one communities that share the name Culvertown.
Within Kentucky, the name Culvertown is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Culvertown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Sullivan County
- This Culvertown is located in Sullivan County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Culvertown that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Culvertown.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Culvertown ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Bearwallow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bearwallow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Bearwallow is located in Washington County
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Bourbon Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs
- Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County
- Croakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Gandertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gandertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
- Gandertown is located in Marion County
- Gethsemane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gethsemane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Gleanings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Holy Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Howardstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Hunters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Lyons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Woodlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - 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.<2> 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 Culvertown 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 Culvertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Culvertown and extending to:
- Bardstown, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Culvertown 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 467 miles [751.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,897 miles [7,881 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Culvertown. 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 '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- Culvertown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Culvertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7101, Longitude: -85.5339 In this case, the coordinates for Culvertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Culvertown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.063 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.168 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.753 degrees. |