Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mouth of Bear:
  • 38.243333, -82.609290
  • 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 Mouth of Bear

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Mouth of Bear is near Wayne County and also Boyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd 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 Mouth of Bear

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mouth of Bear ...

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.

• Big Sandy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
• Bolton ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bolton is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• Boltsfork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
• Centerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Durbin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Durbin is located in Boyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
• Fallsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
• Fullers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fullers is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
• Goldie ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Goldie is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Potters
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Potters is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
• Rockville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rockville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Savage Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Savage Branch is located in Boyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Branch
• Stringtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stringtown is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

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

• Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Mouth of Bear to Louisa, with an average speed<2> 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 122 miles [196.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 304 miles [489.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,749 miles [7,642.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'