Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Goochtown:
  • 37.321746, -84.586887
  • 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 Goochtown

• 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Goochtown is near Lincoln County and also Rockcastle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockcastle 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 Goochtown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goochtown ...

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.

• Bee Lick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
• Bobtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bobtown is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
• Clarence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarence is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
• Dog Walk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
• Floyd
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Floyd is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
• Highland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Kings Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
• Quail
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Quail is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
• Randy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Randy is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randy
• Turkeytown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
• Walnut Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Goochtown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Goochtown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Somerset, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Goochtown to Somerset, 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.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 424 miles [682.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'