Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Licking River:
  • 37.937308, -83.306290
  • 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 Licking River

• 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 Licking River is near Menifee County and also Rowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Menifee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan 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 Licking River

Curious and Interesting Names Near Licking River ...

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 south)
  • Bear Wallow is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
• Bonny
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonny is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny
• Index
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Index is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
• Liberty Road
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Road is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Road
• Neal Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Neal Valley is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Valley
• Pomp
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pomp is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomp
• Straight Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Straight Creek is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
• Twentysix
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Twentysix is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentysix
• Woodsbend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodsbend is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsbend

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

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

• West Liberty, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Licking River 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 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'