Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mount Salem, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Salem and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Salem
- 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 Mount Salem:
- 37.417865, -84.799166
- 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 Mount Salem
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Mount Salem is near Casey County and also Boyle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Casey County
- eBird sighting report for Boyle 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 Mount Salem ...
We found four communities that share the name Mount Salem.
Within Kentucky, the name Mount Salem is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Saint Clair County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Mount Salem [Saint Clair County].
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Mount Salem is located in Hunterdon County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mount Salem that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Mount Salem.
- Sussex County
- This Mount Salem is located in Sussex County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Salem that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Mount Salem.
- Ontario
- This Mount Salem lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Mount Salem that is located in Lincoln County.
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Salem ...
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.
- Beech Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Beech Bottom is located in Casey County
- Blue Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Boneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneyville
- Boneyville is located in Lincoln County
- Butchertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
- Chicken Bristle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicken Bristle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Chicken Bristle is located in Lincoln County
- Geneva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Jumbo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Kings Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Miracle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Yosemite
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite
- Yosemite is located in Casey County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yosemite <4>
How Far From Mount Salem 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 Mount Salem to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Salem and extending to:
- Stanford, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Salem to Stanford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Salem. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Mount Salem could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Salem) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Salem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4179, Longitude: -84.7992 |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mount Salem to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.603 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.599 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.511 degrees. |