Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Manning Crossing:
  • 37.995897, -86.481089
  • 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 Manning Crossing

• 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 Breckinridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
  • Since Manning Crossing is near Perry County and also Meade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meade 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 Manning Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Manning Crossing ...

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.

• Andyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Andyville is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
• Derby
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Derby is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <1>
• Gerald
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
• Magnet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
• Mount Pleasant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Mystic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mystic is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
• Raymond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
• Roberta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Roberta is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
• Sample
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sample is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample
• Union Star
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Manning Crossing and extending to:

• Hardinsburg, which is the Seat of Breckinridge County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Manning Crossing to Hardinsburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 514 miles [827.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'