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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Index:
    • 37.898143, -83.284900
    • 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 Index
  • 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Since Index is near Magoffin County and also Wolfe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wolfe 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 Index

Communities Also Named Index ...

We found ten communities that are also named Index.

Within Kentucky, the name Index is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Index [Jackson County].
    • Arkansas
      • Conway County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Index [Conway County].
      • Miller County
      • This Index is located in Miller County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Index that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Index.
    • Michigan
      • Lapeer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Index [Lapeer County].
    • Missouri
      • Cass County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Cass County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Index.
    • New York
      • Otsego County
      • This Index is located in Otsego County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Index that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Index.
    • North Carolina
      • Ashe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Index [Ashe County].
    • Virginia
      • King George County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Index [King George County].
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • This Index is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,030 miles [3,267 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Index that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Index.
    • West Virginia
      • Calhoun County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Index [Calhoun County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Index ...

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.

  • Bear Wallow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bear Wallow is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
  • Bonny
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bonny is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny
  • Gordon Ford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Gordon Ford is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Ford
  • Grassy Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
  • Jones Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jones Creek is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
  • Liberty Road
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Liberty Road is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Road
  • Licking River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Licking River is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking River
  • Neal Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Neal Valley is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Valley
  • Panama
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Panama is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
  • Pomp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pomp is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomp
  • Stacy Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Stacy Fork is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Fork
  • Straight Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Straight Creek is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
  • Woodsbend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Woodsbend is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsbend

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

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

  • West Liberty, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Index to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>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 345 miles [555.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Index, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Index) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Index 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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Index to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Index. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8981, Longitude: -83.2849       In this case, the coordinates for Index have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.674 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.604 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.717 degrees.