Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Locust Branch:
  • 37.586654, -84.071055
  • 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 Locust Branch

• 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 Estill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Estill County
  • Since Locust Branch is near Jackson County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Locust Branch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Locust Branch ...

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.

• Brazil
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brazil is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
• Chestnut Flat
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Flat is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Flat
• Crooked Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• Drip Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Drip Rock is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drip Rock
• Happy Top
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Happy Top is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Top
• Indian Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Indian Spring is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring
• Jinks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jinks is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jinks
• Kerby Knob
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kerby Knob
  • From Locust Branch to Kerby Knob
• Knob Lick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Knob Lick is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
• Little Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Little Rock is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
• Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Park is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
• Sand Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
• Sinking Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sinking Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Valley

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

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

• Irvine, which is the Seat of Estill County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Locust Branch to Irvine, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,840 miles [7,789.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'