Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jugville:
  • 37.463107, -86.598874
  • 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 Jugville

• 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
  • Since Jugville is near Ohio County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Jugville

Communities Also Named Jugville ...

We found one communities that are also named Jugville.

Within Kentucky, the name Jugville is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Jugville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Michigan
    • Newaygo County
    • This Jugville is located in Newaygo County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the north of the Jugville that is located in Grayson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newaygo County community of Jugville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jugville ...

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.

• Arnold
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Arnold is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Do Stop
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Do Stop is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Do Stop
• Dogwalk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dogwalk is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwalk
• Horse Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
• Pine Knob
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pine Knob is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
• Post
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Post is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post
• Spring Lick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
• Windy Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Windy Hill is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

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

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

• Leitchfield, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Jugville to Leitchfield, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,953 miles [7,971.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'