Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Forest Retreat:
  • 38.011314, -84.215510
  • 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 Forest Retreat

• 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Since Forest Retreat is near Bourbon County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bourbon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Forest Retreat

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Retreat ...

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.

• Bon Haven
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bon Haven is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Haven
• Constant Station
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Constant Station is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Station
• Forest Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Forest Grove is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Franklin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Meadowbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Pretty Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pretty Run is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Run
• Saddlebrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Saddlebrook is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrook
• Silver Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Silver Lake is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
• Victory Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Victory Heights is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights

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

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

• Winchester, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Forest Retreat to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 392 miles [630.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'