Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nevelsville:
  • 36.841188, -84.559384
  • 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 Nevelsville

• 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 McCreary County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary County
  • Since Nevelsville is near Pulaski County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Nevelsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nevelsville ...

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.

• Alpine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Alpine is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
• Blue John
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue John is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue John
• Delta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Delta is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
• Flat Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Flat Rock is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Gregory
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gregory is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
• Hill Top
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hill Top is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Keno
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Keno is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
• Kidder
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kidder is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
• Kidds Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kidds Crossing is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidds Crossing
• Marshes Siding
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding

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

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

• Whitley City, which is the Seat of McCreary County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nevelsville to Whitley City, 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 95 miles [152.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'