Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Durham Ridge:
  • 37.506298, -84.112263
  • 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 Durham Ridge

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Durham Ridge ...

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.

• Big Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Big Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill
• Brazil
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brazil is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
• Chestnut Flat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Flat is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Flat
• Clover Bottom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Clover Bottom is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
• Hugh
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hugh is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugh
• Indian Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Spring is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring
• Kerby Knob
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
• Locust Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Locust Branch is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
• Rice Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rice Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Hill
• Sandgap
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sandgap is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
• Sinking Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sinking Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Valley
• Threelinks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Threelinks is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threelinks

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

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

• McKee, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Durham Ridge to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 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 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 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,845 miles [7,797.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'