Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mazie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mazie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mazie
- 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 Mazie:
- 38.026919, -82.972307
- 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 Mazie
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Mazie is near Johnson County and also Elliott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- eBird sighting report for Elliott 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 Mazie ...
We found one communities that share the name Mazie.
Within Kentucky, the name Mazie is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Mazie in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mazie ...
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.
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <2>
- Brushy Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushy Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Fork
- Brushy Fork is located in Elliott County
- Cherokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Crockett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Edsel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Flatgap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Little Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fork
- Little Fork is located in Elliott County
- Martha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Moon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Redbush
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Relief
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Sarah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Terryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Terryville is located in Lawrence County
- Upper Sandlick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Sandlick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandlick
- Upper Sandlick is located in Morgan County
How Far From Mazie 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 Mazie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mazie and extending to:
- Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mazie to Louisa, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,774 miles [7,683 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mazie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mazie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0269, Longitude: -82.9723 |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 Mazie 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 311.482 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.404 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.543 degrees. |