Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Datha:
  • 37.260367, -83.916315
  • 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 Datha

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Datha is near Jackson County and also Laurel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurel 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 Datha

Curious and Interesting Names Near Datha ...

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.

• Bond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bond is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
• Buffalo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Burning Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Burning Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
• Chestnutburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Chestnutburg is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutburg
• Cornelius
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cornelius is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
• Egypt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Egypt is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Grace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grace is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Green Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Greenmount
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenmount is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
• High Knob
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • High Knob is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Knob
• Lewis
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lewis is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Mildred
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mildred is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Portersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Portersburg is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersburg
  • Shepherdtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shepherdtown is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdtown
  • Stringtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Stringtown is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Vine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Vine is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Datha and extending to:

• Manchester, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Datha to Manchester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'