Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Leitchfield:
  • 37.484715, -86.293187
  • 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 Leitchfield

• 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 Leitchfield is near Breckinridge County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Leitchfield

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leitchfield ...

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.

• Big Clifty
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
• Cobblers Knob
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cobblers Knob is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblers Knob
• Fisher
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fisher is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
• Fragrant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fragrant is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fragrant
• Hanging Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hanging Rock is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
• Horn Back Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Horn Back Mill
  • From Leitchfield to Horn Back Mill
• Horntown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Horntown is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
• Lilac
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lilac is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilac
• Limp
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Limp is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
• Madrid
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Madrid is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
• Rock Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Creek is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Snap
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Snap is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snap
• Tar Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tar Hill is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Hill

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

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

• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Leitchfield to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 6 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 511 miles [822.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,064 miles [11,368.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'