Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Meece:
  • 37.028412, -84.508828
  • 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 Meece

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meece ...

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.

• Alpine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Alpine is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
• Blue John
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Blue John is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue John
• Bourbon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bourbon is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Drum
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Drum is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum
• Hail
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hail is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
• Mount Victory
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
• Piney Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Poplarville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Poplarville is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
• Sugar Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
• Whetstone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Meece and extending to:

• Somerset, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Meece to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 426 miles [685.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'