Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Marshes Siding:
  • 36.743689, -84.480772
  • 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 Marshes Siding

• 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 McCreary County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary County
  • Since Marshes Siding is near Wayne County and also Whitley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley 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 Marshes Siding

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marshes Siding ...

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 Heron
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Heron is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Heron
• Co-Operative
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Co-Operative is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Co-Operative
• Creekmore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Creekmore is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekmore
• Duckrun
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Duckrun is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckrun
• Fidelity
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fidelity is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
• Flat Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Flat Rock is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Greenwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hickory Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Grove is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Hill Top
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill Top is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Hollyhill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hollyhill is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyhill
• Honeybee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Honeybee is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeybee
• Oz
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oz is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oz
• Pine Knot
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pine Knot is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Knot <1>

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

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

• Whitley City, which is the Seat of McCreary County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Marshes Siding to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 432 miles [695.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'