Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Davy Run:
  • 38.246878, -82.885489
  • 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 Davy 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
  • Since Davy Run is near Lawrence County and also Elliott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elliott 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 Davy Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Davy 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.

• Beetle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Beetle is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
• Grant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grant is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
• Johns Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Johns Run is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Run
• Leon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Leon is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
• Lick Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lick Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
• Lizzie ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
• Mount Savage
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mount Savage is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
• Music
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Music is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
• Reedville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Reedville is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
• Straight Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Straight Creek is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
• Williams Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams Creek is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek

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

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

• Grayson, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Davy Run to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,761 miles [7,662.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'