Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Delvinta:
  • 37.500920, -83.793808
  • 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 Delvinta

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Delvinta ...

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.

• Blake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Blake is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Chestnut Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Gap is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
• Elias
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elias is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias
• Evelyn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Evelyn is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
• Hickory Flat
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Flat is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
• Huff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Huff is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
• Levi
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Levi is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi
• Lower Buffalo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lower Buffalo is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Buffalo
• Major
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Major is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
• Pinnacle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pinnacle is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
• Stay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stay is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
• Sturgeon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sturgeon is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
• Continue List   (5 more) ...
  • Travellers Rest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
  • Turkey Foot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Turkey Foot is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot
  • Willow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Willow is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Wind Cave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Wind Cave is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Cave
  • Yellow Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Yellow Rock is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Rock

How Far From Delvinta to ...

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

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

• Beattyville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Delvinta 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 379 miles [609.9 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 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'