Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gaybourn:
  • 38.042854, -84.666611
  • 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 Gaybourn

• 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 Woodford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Woodford County
  • Since Gaybourn is near Fayette County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Gaybourn

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gaybourn ...

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.

• Bonita
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonita is located in Woodford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
• Colony
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Colony is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
• Elk Chester
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Chester
• Faywood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Faywood is located in Woodford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faywood
• Frogtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Frogtown is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Garden Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Garden Springs is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Springs
• Gardenside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gardenside is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
• Holiday Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Hunter Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
• Indian Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Indian Hills is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Little Georgetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Little Georgetown is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
• Little Texas
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Texas is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
• Zion Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Zion Hill is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

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

• Versailles, which is the Seat of Woodford County, lies just to the West.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Gaybourn to Frankfort, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 416 miles [669.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'