Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Honeybee:
  • 36.841470, -84.372160
  • 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 Honeybee

• 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 McCreary County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary County
  • Since Honeybee is near Whitley County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Honeybee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Honeybee ...

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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Alpine is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
• Baldrock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Baldrock is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldrock
• Blue John
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue John is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue John
• Duckrun
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Duckrun is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckrun
• Flat Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Rock is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Goldbug
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Goldbug is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldbug
• Greenwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Grove is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Hail
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hail is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
• Keno
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Keno is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
• Liberty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Little Marina
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Marina is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Marina
• Marshes Siding
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
• Redbird
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Redbird is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird

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

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

• Whitley City, which is the Seat of McCreary County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Honeybee to Whitley City, 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 97 miles [156.1 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 424 miles [682.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'