Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Future City:
  • 37.062554, -88.801723
  • 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 Future City

• 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 McCracken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCracken County
  • Since Future City is near Ballard County and also Massac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ballard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Massac 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 Future City

Communities Also Named Future City ...

We found one communities that are also named Future City.

Within Kentucky, the name Future City is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Alexander County
    • This Future City is located in Alexander County and lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west of the Future City that is located in McCracken County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of Future City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Future City ...

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.

• Cecil
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cecil is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
• Chiles
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chiles is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
• Gage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gage is located in Ballard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
• Grahamville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Grahamville is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
• High Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • High Point is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Lone Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Lovelaceville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
• Ragland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ragland is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Future City and extending to:

• Paducah, which is the Seat of McCracken County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Future City to Paducah, with an average speed<2> 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 228 miles [366.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,188 miles [11,568 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,064 miles [8,149.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'