Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nashtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nashtown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nashtown
- 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 Nashtown:
- 38.509243, -83.532691
- 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 Nashtown
- 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Since Nashtown is near Fleming County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fleming County
- eBird sighting report for Mason 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nashtown ...
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.
- Carpentersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Carpentersville is located in Fleming County
- Charters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Charters is located in Lewis County
- Cottageville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County
- Foxport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Glen Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Springs
- Glen Springs is located in Lewis County
- Pea Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Petersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Lewis County
- Pleasureville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasureville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
- Poplar Flat
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Flat
- Poplar Flat is located in Lewis County
- Poplar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County
- Upper Indian Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Indian Creek
- Upper Indian Creek is located in Lewis County
How Far From Nashtown 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 Nashtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nashtown and extending to:
- Vanceburg, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nashtown to Vanceburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 351 miles [564.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,778 miles [7,689.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nashtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Nashtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nashtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5092, Longitude: -83.5327 In this case, the coordinates for Nashtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Nashtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.824 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.865 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.643 degrees. |