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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grassy Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grassy Creek and the surrounding area.
- 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 Grassy Creek:
- 37.86696, -83.345285
- 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 Grassy Creek
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Grassy Creek is near Wolfe County and also Menifee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wolfe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menifee 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 Grassy Creek
Communities Also Named Grassy Creek ...
We found six communities that are also named Grassy Creek.
Within Kentucky, the name Grassy Creek is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Ashe County
- This Grassy Creek is located in Ashe County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Grassy Creek that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Grassy Creek.
- Mitchell County
- This Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the south southeast of the Grassy Creek that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Grassy Creek.
- Ohio
- Wood County
- This Grassy Creek is located in Wood County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the north of the Grassy Creek that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Grassy Creek.
- Tennessee
- Polk County
- This Grassy Creek is located in Polk County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Grassy Creek that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Grassy Creek.
- Virginia
- Henry County
- This Grassy Creek is located in Henry County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Grassy Creek that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Grassy Creek.
- Russell County
- This Grassy Creek is located in Russell County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the southeast of the Grassy Creek that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Grassy Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grassy Creek ...
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.
- Bear Wallow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Wallow is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
- Bonny
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bonny is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny
- Index
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Index is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Liberty Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Road is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Road
- Murphyfork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Murphyfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphyfork
- Panama
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Panama is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Right Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Right Fork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Right Fork
- Straight Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Straight Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Woodsbend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodsbend is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsbend
How Far From Grassy Creek 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 Grassy Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grassy Creek and extending to:
- West Liberty, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Grassy Creek to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 348 miles [560.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grassy Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Grassy Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grassy Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8670, Longitude: -83.3453 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.711 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.642 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.753 degrees. |
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