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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Mouth of Little Sextons Creek
  • 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 Little Sextons Creek:
    • 37.317856, -83.757128
    • 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 Little Sextons Creek
  • 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
    • Since Mouth of Little Sextons Creek is near Jackson County and also Owsley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Owsley 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 Little Sextons Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mouth of Little Sextons Creek ...

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.

  • Bishop Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bishop Bend is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Bend
  • Blake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Blake is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
  • Burning Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Burning Springs is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
  • Chestnutburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnutburg is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutburg
  • Egypt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Egypt is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Elias
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elias is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias
  • Fall Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fall Rock is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
  • Herd
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Herd is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herd
  • Hickory Flat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Flat is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
  • Island City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Island City is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
  • Major
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Major is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
  • Shepherdtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Shepherdtown is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdtown
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sourwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Sourwood is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sourwood
    • Stringtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Stringtown is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Sturgeon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Sturgeon is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
    • Union
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Union is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Vine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Vine is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine
    • Wild Cat
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wild Cat is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cat

How Far From Mouth of Little Sextons Creek 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 Mouth of Little Sextons Creek 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 Little Sextons Creek and extending to:

  • Manchester, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Mouth of Little Sextons Creek to Manchester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 380 miles [611.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mouth of Little Sextons Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Mouth of Little Sextons Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mouth of Little Sextons Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3179, Longitude: -83.7571       In this case, the coordinates for Mouth of Little Sextons Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.962 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.85 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.09 degrees.