Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lindsey Chapel:
  • 38.363611, -82.955331
  • 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 Lindsey Chapel

• 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
  • Since Lindsey Chapel is near Greenup County and also Boyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenup County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd 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 Lindsey Chapel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lindsey Chapel ...

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.

• Charlotte Furnace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Charlotte Furnace is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Furnace
• Davy Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Davy Run is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy Run
• Grant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
• Gregoryville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gregoryville is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregoryville
• Hopewell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Iron Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Iron Hill is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
• Johns Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Johns Run is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Run
• Leon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Leon is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
• Mount Savage
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Savage is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
• Music
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Music is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
• Reedville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Reedville is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
• Straight Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Straight Creek is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
• Williams Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Creek is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
• Wolf
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wolf is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf

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

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

• Grayson, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lindsey Chapel 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 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,759 miles [7,658.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'