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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Eadsville:
    • 36.888127, -84.888837
    • 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 Eadsville
  • 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Since Eadsville is near Russell County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Eadsville

Communities Also Named Eadsville ...

We found two communities that are also named Eadsville.

Within Kentucky, the name Eadsville is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Wisconsin
      • Clark County
      • This Eadsville is located in Clark County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eadsville that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Eadsville.
    • Wyoming
      • Natrona County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Eadsville [Natrona County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eadsville ...

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.

  • Betsey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Betsey is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betsey
  • Cooper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cooper is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Frisby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Frisby is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisby
  • Indian Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Indian Hills is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Naomi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Naomi is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
  • Oil Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oil Valley is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Valley
  • Short Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Short Mountain is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Mountain
  • Stokes ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Stokes is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
  • Susie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Susie is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susie
  • Vinnie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eadsville and extending to:

  • Monticello, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Eadsville to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 449 miles [722.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,905 miles [7,893.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eadsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eadsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Eadsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eadsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8881, Longitude: -84.8888       In this case, the coordinates for Eadsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.649 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.577 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.693 degrees.