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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 Grundy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grundy 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 Grundy:
- 37.126114, -84.522324
- 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 Grundy
- 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 Grundy is near Rockcastle County and also Laurel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laurel 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 Grundy
Communities Also Named Grundy ...
We found one communities that are also named Grundy.
Within Kentucky, the name Grundy is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Grundy in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Buchanan County
- This Grundy is located in Buchanan County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the east of the Grundy that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Grundy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grundy ...
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.
- Bobtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bobtown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Coin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Drum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Drum is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum
- Mark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Piney Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shopville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stab
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stab is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stab
- Sugar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Valley Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Oak is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oak
How Far From Grundy 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 Grundy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grundy and extending to:
- Somerset, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Grundy 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 425 miles [684 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grundy) 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 Grundy 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 Grundy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1261, Longitude: -84.5223 In this case, the coordinates for Grundy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.428 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.357 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.472 degrees. |
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