Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Emberton:
  • 36.713111, -85.806365
  • 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 Emberton

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Emberton is near Macon County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Emberton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Emberton ...

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.

• Bugtussle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bugtussle is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bugtussle
• Cherry Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Crossroads is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Crossroads
• Dry Fork
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Fork is located in Barren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
• Fountain Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fountain Run is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Run
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Run <1>
• Freetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Freetown is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
• Grandview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Grandview is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Gum Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gum Tree is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
• Hermitage Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
• Lamb
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lamb is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
• Mud Lick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
• Oak Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Rockbridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockbridge is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
• Sulphur Lick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sulphur Lick is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Lick
• Walnut Shade
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Emberton and extending to:

• Tompkinsville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the East.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Emberton to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 501 miles [806.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,952 miles [7,969.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'