Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Junction City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Junction City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Junction City
- 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 Junction City:
- 37.585485, -84.787980
- 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 Junction City
- 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 Boyle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boyle County
- Since Junction City is near Lincoln County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Junction City ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Junction City.
Within Kentucky, the name Junction City is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Union County
- This Junction City is located in Union County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Junction City that is located in Boyle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Junction City.
- California
- Trinity County
- This Junction City is located in Trinity County and lies 2,044 miles [3,289.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Junction City that is located in Boyle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Junction City.
- Georgia
- Talbot County
- This Junction City is located in Talbot County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the south of the Junction City that is located in Boyle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Junction City.
- Illinois
- Gallatin 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 Illinois community of Junction City [Gallatin County].
- Marion County
- This Junction City is located in Marion County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Junction City that is located in Boyle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Junction City.
- Kansas
- Geary County
- This Junction City is located in Geary County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Junction City that is located in Boyle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geary County community of Junction City.
- Louisiana
- Claiborne Parish
- This Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Junction City that is located in Boyle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne Parish community of Junction City.
- Mississippi
- Clarke County
- This Junction City is located in Clarke County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Junction City that is located in Boyle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Junction City.
- Missouri
- Madison County
- This Junction City is located in Madison County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the west of the Junction City that is located in Boyle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Junction City.
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Junction City [Clark County].
- Ohio
- Fairfield County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Fairfield County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Junction City.
- Perry County
- This Junction City is located in Perry County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Junction City that is located in Boyle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Junction City.
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This Junction City is located in Lane County and lies 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Junction City that is located in Boyle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Junction City.
- South Dakota
- Union County
- This Junction City is located in Union County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Junction City that is located in Boyle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Junction City.
- Washington
- Grays Harbor County
- This Junction City is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 2,070 miles [3,331.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Junction City that is located in Boyle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Junction City.
- Jefferson 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 Washington community of Junction City [Jefferson County].
- Wisconsin
- Portage County
- This Junction City is located in Portage County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Junction City that is located in Boyle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Junction City.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Junction City ...
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.
- Blue Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Boneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneyville
- Boneyville is located in Lincoln County
- Butchertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
- Chicken Bristle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicken Bristle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Chicken Bristle is located in Lincoln County
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Boyle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,970 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <5>
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Boyle County
- Hedgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
- Little Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Needmore
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Parksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Parksville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parksville <5>
How Far From Junction City 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 city such as Junction City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Junction City and extending to:
- Danville, which is the Seat of Boyle County, lies just to the North.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Junction City to Frankfort, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 429 miles [690.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Junction City. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Junction City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Junction City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5855, Longitude: -84.7880 In this case, the coordinates for Junction City 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Junction City 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> | 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 Junction City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Junction City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.598 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.617 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.46 degrees. |