Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fountain Run:
  • 36.722603, -85.964913
  • 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 Fountain Run

• 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 Fountain Run is near Allen County and also Barren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barren 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 Fountain Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountain Run ...

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.

• Amos
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Amos is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
• Bugtussle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bugtussle is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bugtussle
• Cooktown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cooktown is located in Barren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
• Dry Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dry Fork is located in Barren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
• Freetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Freetown is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
• Green Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Valley is located in Macon County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Gum Tree
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gum Tree is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
• Haysville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Haysville is located in Macon County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
• Holland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Holland is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Lamb
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lamb is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
• Peter Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Peter Creek is located in Barren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Creek
• Pumpkintown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pumpkintown is located in Macon County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
• Walnut Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Fountain Run to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Fountain Run to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Tompkinsville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Fountain Run to Tompkinsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 118 miles [189.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 509 miles [819.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,083 miles [11,399 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,959 miles [7,980.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'