Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hail:
  • 36.994247, -84.463549
  • 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 Hail

• 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 Hail is near McCreary County and also Laurel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary 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 Hail

Communities Also Named Hail ...

We found one communities that are also named Hail.

Within Kentucky, the name Hail is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Hail in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Fannin County
    • This Hail is located in Fannin County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hail that is located in Pulaski County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Hail.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hail ...

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.

• Alpine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Alpine is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
• Blue John
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Blue John is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue John
• Cedar Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Drum
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Drum is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum
• Goodwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodwater is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater
• Greenwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Mount Victory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
• Piney Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Poplarville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Poplarville is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
• Whetstone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hail and extending to:

• Somerset, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hail to Somerset, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 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 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'