Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Frisby:
  • 36.848126, -84.910226
  • 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 Frisby

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Frisby is near Clinton County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Frisby

Communities Also Named Frisby ...

We found one communities that are also named Frisby.

Within Kentucky, the name Frisby is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Frisby in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Dakota
    • Clark County
    • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Frisby [Clark County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Frisby ...

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.

• Alpha
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Alpha is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Barrier
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Barrier is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrier
• Cooper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooper is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Gapcreek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gapcreek is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
• Oil Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oil Valley is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Valley
• Short Mountain
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Short Mountain is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Mountain
• Stokes ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Stokes is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Susie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Susie is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susie
• Wait
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wait is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wait
• Windy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Windy is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy

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

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

• Monticello, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Frisby to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 451 miles [725.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'