Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gandertown:
  • 37.683220, -85.389982
  • 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 Gandertown

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Gandertown is near Washington County and also Nelson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson 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 Gandertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gandertown ...

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.

• Balltown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Balltown is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
• Bearwallow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bearwallow is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
• Booker
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Booker is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Booker
  • From Gandertown to Booker
• Croakes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Croakes is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croakes
• Frogtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Frogtown is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Gethsemane
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
• Holy Cross
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Holy Cross is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
• Jimtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jimtown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Valley Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
• Woodlawn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gandertown to Lebanon, 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 460 miles [740.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,017 miles [11,292.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,892 miles [7,872.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'