Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Haldeman:
  • 38.252859, -83.318514
  • 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 Haldeman

• 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 Rowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
  • Since Haldeman is near Carter County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Haldeman

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haldeman ...

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.

• Bald Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bald Point is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Point
• Christy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Christy is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy
• Elliottville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elliottville is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
• Enterprise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Enterprise is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Gates
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gates is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
• Globe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Globe is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
• Hays Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hays Crossing is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Crossing
• Jacobs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jacobs is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
• Limestone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Limestone is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
• Reeder
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reeder is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder
• Sideway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sideway is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideway
• Silica
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Silica is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
• Soldier
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Soldier is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier

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

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

• Morehead, which is the Seat of Rowan County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Haldeman 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 341 miles [548.8 km] to the east (E). 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 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'