Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mattoxtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mattoxtown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mattoxtown
- 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 Mattoxtown:
- 38.127620, -84.449894
- 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 Mattoxtown
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Mattoxtown is near Scott County and also Bourbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- eBird sighting report for Bourbon 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mattoxtown ...
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.
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Bourbon County
- Chevy Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
- Chevy Chase is located in Fayette County
- Clabber Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clabber Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clabber Bottom
- Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Columbus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Columbus
- From Mattoxtown to Columbus
- Deep Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Deep Springs
- From Mattoxtown to Deep Springs
- Elkhorn Parks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn Parks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Parks
- Elkhorn Parks is located in Fayette County
- Fairway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fairway
- From Mattoxtown to Fairway
- Gardenside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
- Gardenside is located in Fayette County
- Hermitage Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Hermitage Hills is located in Fayette County
- Holiday Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Fayette County
- Idle Hour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Jimtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jimtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Jimtown is located in Fayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jimtown
- From Mattoxtown to Jimtown
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- Liberty Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Liberty Heights is located in Fayette County
- Pine Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
- Pine Meadows is located in Fayette County
- Rockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Sandersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Sandersville is located in Fayette County
- Liberty Heights
How Far From Mattoxtown 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 Mattoxtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mattoxtown and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Mattoxtown to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mattoxtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mattoxtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mattoxtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1276, Longitude: -84.4499 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mattoxtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.393 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.46 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.159 degrees. |