Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fry
- 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 Fry:
- 37.146726, -85.488299
- 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 Fry
- 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 Green County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Green County
- Since Fry is near Adair County and also Metcalfe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Adair County
- eBird sighting report for Metcalfe 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 Fry ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Fry.
Within Kentucky, the name Fry is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fry [Hamblen County].
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fry [Hamilton County].
- Hawkins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fry [Hawkins County].
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Fry [Kanawha County].
- Lincoln County
- This Fry is located in Lincoln County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fry that is located in Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Fry.
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fry ...
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.
- Bluff Boom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Boom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Boom
- Bluff Boom is located in Green County
- Cork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Flatwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Grab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Gradyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gradyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Kellyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Little Barren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
- Little Barren is located in Green County
- Milltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Nell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Node
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Pierce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Roachville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Romine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Weed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Weed is located in Adair County
How Far From Fry 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 Fry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fry and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Green County, lies just to the North.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Fry to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>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 5 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 475 miles [764.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,044 miles [11,336.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,920 miles [7,918 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1467, Longitude: -85.4883 In this case, the coordinates for Fry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Fry 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. |
| <3> | 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 Fry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.024 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.044 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.883 degrees. |