Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Falls-of-Rough, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Falls-of-Rough and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Falls-of-Rough

• 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 Falls-of-Rough:
  • 37.590054, -86.548871
  • 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 Falls-of-Rough

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Falls-of-Rough ...

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.

• Cave Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cave Spring is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Falling Branch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Falling Branch is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Branch
• Glen Dean
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
• Hickory Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hickory Corner is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
• Horn Back Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
• Indian Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
• Pine Knob
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pine Knob is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
• Rockvale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockvale is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
• Short Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Short Creek is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek

How Far From Falls-of-Rough 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 Falls-of-Rough to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hardinsburg, which is the Seat of Breckinridge County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Falls-of-Rough to Hardinsburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 100 miles [160.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 523 miles [841.7 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 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,946 miles [7,959.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'