Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Epleys:
  • 36.926988, -86.938608
  • 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 Epleys

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Epleys ...

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.

• Crossroad
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossroad is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
• Diamond Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Diamond Springs is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
• Edwards
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Edwards is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
• Everett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Everett is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
• Gordonsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gordonsville is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
• Henrysville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Henrysville is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
• Homer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Homer is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
• Justice
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Justice is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
• Lewisburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lewisburg is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <1>
• Lost City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lost City is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
• Spa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Spa is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spa
• Wolf Lick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick

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

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

• Russellville, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Epleys to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,394 miles [10,290.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'