Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gum Sulphur, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gum Sulphur and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gum Sulphur
- 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 Gum Sulphur:
- 37.427027, -84.459382
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Gum Sulphur
- 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 Rockcastle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
- Since Gum Sulphur is near Lincoln County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gum Sulphur ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Cartersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Crab Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <2>
- Dog Walk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Halls Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Hummel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Maywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Preachersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preachersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
- Quail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Randy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Roundstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roundstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundstone
- Roundstone is located in Rockcastle County
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Turkeytown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Walnut Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Flat
- Walnut Flat is located in Lincoln County
How Far From Gum Sulphur 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 Gum Sulphur to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Gum Sulphur and extending to:
- Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Rockcastle County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Gum Sulphur to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gum Sulphur. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Gum Sulphur) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gum Sulphur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4270, Longitude: -84.4594 In this case, the coordinates for Gum Sulphur have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Gum Sulphur to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.393 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.36 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.361 degrees. |