Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Do Stop:
  • 37.431996, -86.550539
  • 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 Do Stop

• 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
  • Since Do Stop is near Ohio County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Do Stop

Curious and Interesting Names Near Do Stop ...

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.

• Arnold
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Arnold is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Casey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Casey is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
• Decker
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Decker is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
• Dogwalk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dogwalk is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwalk
• Horse Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
• Jugville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jugville is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugville
• Pine Knob
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Knob is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
• Post
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Post is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post
• Ready
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ready is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready
• Short Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Short Creek is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
• Spring Lick
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
• Windy Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Windy Hill is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
• Windyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Windyville is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville

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

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

• Leitchfield, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Do Stop to Leitchfield, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,354 miles [10,225.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,953 miles [7,971.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'