Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fletcher, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fletcher and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fletcher
- 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 Fletcher:
- 37.005091, -83.970206
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fletcher
- 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 Laurel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Laurel County
- Since Fletcher is near Knox County and also Letcher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Letcher 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fletcher ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Fletcher.
Within Kentucky, the name Fletcher is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Dixie County
- This Fletcher is located in Dixie County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<3> to the south of the Fletcher that is located in Laurel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dixie County community of Fletcher.
- Hillsborough County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Fletcher [Hillsborough County].
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Alpena County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fletcher [Alpena County].
- Kalkaska County
- This Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<3> to the north of the Fletcher that is located in Laurel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalkaska County community of Fletcher.
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- Esmeralda County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Fletcher [Esmeralda County].
- Mineral County
- This Fletcher is located in Mineral County and lies 1,899 miles [3,056.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Fletcher that is located in Laurel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Fletcher.
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Fletcher is located in Henderson County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Fletcher that is located in Laurel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Fletcher.
- Wilkes 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 North Carolina community of Fletcher [Wilkes County].
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Fletcher lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Fletcher that is located in Laurel County.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Adams County
- This Fletcher is located in Adams County and lies 1,873 miles [3,014.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Fletcher that is located in Laurel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Fletcher.
- Whitman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Fletcher [Whitman County].
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fletcher ...
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.
- Boreing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Bush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Camp Grounds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Grounds
- Camp Grounds is located in Knox County
- Cannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Crane Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Deer Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Dishman Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dishman Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman Springs
- Dishman Springs is located in Knox County
- Girdler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Gray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Gray is located in Knox County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <5>
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Sublimity City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Upper Horse Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Horse Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Horse Creek
- Upper Horse Creek is located in Clay County
How Far From Fletcher 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 Fletcher to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fletcher and extending to:
- London, which is the Seat of Laurel County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fletcher to London, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 399 miles [642.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,270 miles [10,090.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,861 miles [7,823 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fletcher. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Fletcher could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Fletcher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fletcher) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fletcher. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0051, Longitude: -83.9702 In this case, the coordinates for Fletcher have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Fletcher to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.089 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.951 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.269 degrees. |