Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harlan Crossroads:
  • 36.653113, -85.703863
  • 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 Harlan Crossroads

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Harlan Crossroads is near Clay County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Harlan Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harlan Crossroads ...

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.

• Bugtussle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bugtussle is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bugtussle
• Cherry Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Crossroads is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Crossroads
• Freetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Freetown is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
• Grandview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Grandview is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Gum Tree
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gum Tree is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
• Hermitage Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
• Leonard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Leonard is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
• Miles Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Miles Crossroads is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossroads
• Mud Lick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Richville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Richville is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
• Rockbridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rockbridge is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
• Union Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Union Hill is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
• Walnut Shade
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade

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

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

• Tompkinsville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the North.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Harlan Crossroads to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 497 miles [799.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,075 miles [11,386.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,950 miles [7,966.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'