Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Knottsville:
  • 37.771718, -86.904158
  • 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 Knottsville

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

Communities Also Named Knottsville ...

We found one communities that are also named Knottsville.

Within Kentucky, the name Knottsville is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • West Virginia
    • Taylor County
    • This Knottsville is located in Taylor County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Knottsville that is located in Daviess County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Knottsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knottsville ...

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.

• Boston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Boston is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Chambers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chambers is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
• Floral
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Floral is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
• Grandview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Grandview is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Habit
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Habit is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habit
• Herbert
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Herbert is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
• Oklahoma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
• Roseville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseville is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Spice Knob
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Spice Knob is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spice Knob

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

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

• Owensboro, which is the Seat of Daviess County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Knottsville to Owensboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 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>'