Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in High Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High Falls and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for High Falls
- 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 High Falls:
- 37.729808, -83.583799
- 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 High Falls
- 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 Wolfe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wolfe County
- Since High Falls is near Lee County and also Estill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Estill 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
Communities Also Named High Falls ...
We found eight communities that share the name High Falls.
Within Kentucky, the name High Falls is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Monroe County
- This High Falls is located in Monroe County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the south of the High Falls that is located in Wolfe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of High Falls.
- New York
- Greene County
- This High Falls is located in Greene County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the High Falls that is located in Wolfe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of High Falls.
- Lewis County
- This High Falls is located in Lewis County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km] to the northeast of the High Falls that is located in Wolfe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of High Falls.
- Ulster County
- This High Falls is located in Ulster County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km] to the east northeast of the High Falls that is located in Wolfe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of High Falls.
- North Carolina
- Moore County
- This High Falls is located in Moore County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the High Falls that is located in Wolfe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of High Falls.
- Ontario
- This High Falls lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the High Falls that is located in Wolfe County.
- Quebec
- This High Falls lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the High Falls that is located in Wolfe County.
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of High Falls [Oconee County].
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near High Falls ...
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.
- Baptist
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Booth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Grannie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Mary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Pine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Ridge <4>
- Rogers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <4>
- Standing Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Standing Rock is located in Lee County
- Stillwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Wolfe County
- Torrent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From High Falls 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 High Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in High Falls and extending to:
- Campton, which is the Seat of Wolfe County, lies just to the East.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from High Falls to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>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 363 miles [584.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for High Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- High Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in High Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7298, Longitude: -83.5838 In this case, the coordinates for High Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that High Falls could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 High Falls to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.857 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.79 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.896 degrees. |