Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Meshack:
  • 36.732474, -85.544072
  • 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 Meshack

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Meshack is near Cumberland County and also Metcalfe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Metcalfe 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 Meshack

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meshack ...

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.

• Bow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bow is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
• Cyclone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cyclone is located in Metcalfe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
• Grandview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Grandview is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Kettle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Kettle is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
• Leslie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Leslie is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leslie
  • From Meshack to Leslie
• Marrowbone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marrowbone
  • From Meshack to Marrowbone
• Martinsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
• Pea Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Persimmon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Persimmon is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
• Rockbridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockbridge is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
• Sulphur Lick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sulphur Lick is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Lick
• Willow Shade
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Shade is located in Metcalfe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Shade

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

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

• Tompkinsville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Meshack 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,940 miles [7,950.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'