Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Manitou, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manitou and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Manitou
- 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 Manitou:
- 37.371156, -87.579726
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Manitou
- 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
- Since Manitou is near Webster County and also Caldwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Webster County
- eBird sighting report for Caldwell 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Manitou ...
We found ten communities that share the name Manitou.
Within Kentucky, the name Manitou is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Manitoba
- This Manitou lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Manitou that is located in Hopkins County.
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Manitou [Hennepin County].
- Koochiching County
- This Manitou is located in Koochiching County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Manitou that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Koochiching County community of Manitou.
- New York
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Quebec
- This Manitou lies 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Manitou that is located in Hopkins County.
- Washington
- King County
- This Manitou is located in King County and lies 1,883 miles [3,030.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Manitou that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Manitou.
- Pierce County
- This Manitou is located in Pierce County and lies 1,889 miles [3,040.1 km] to the west northwest of the Manitou that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Manitou.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manitou ...
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.
- Coiltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Fiddle Bow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Gatesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Gatesville is located in Webster County
- Grapevine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Jolly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Oriole
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Pee Vee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Providence <4>
- Rabbit Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Ridge
- Rabbit Ridge is located in Hopkins County
- Sixth Vein
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixth Vein have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixth Vein
- Sixth Vein is located in Hopkins County
- Slaughters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
How Far From Manitou to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Manitou to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manitou and extending to:
- Madisonville, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Manitou to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 581 miles [935 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,398 miles [10,296.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Manitou. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Manitou could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Manitou) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manitou. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3712, Longitude: -87.5797 In this case, the coordinates for Manitou have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Manitou to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.339 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.587 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.746 degrees. |