Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Logantown:
  • 37.560635, -84.629664
  • 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 Logantown

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Logantown is near Garrard County and also Boyle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garrard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boyle 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 Logantown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Logantown ...

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.

• Blue Lick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Lick is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
• Boneyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Boneyville is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneyville
• Gilbert
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
• Halls Gap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
• Hedgeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
• Jumbo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jumbo is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
• Marksbury
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Marksbury is located in Garrard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksbury
• Maywood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Maywood is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
• Miracle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Miracle is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
• Preachersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
• Sugar Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
• Walnut Flat
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Flat is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Flat

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

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

• Stanford, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Logantown to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 421 miles [677.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'