Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Newcombe:
  • 38.084530, -83.054059
  • 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 Newcombe

• 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 Elliott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elliott County
  • Since Newcombe is near Lawrence County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Newcombe

Curious and Interesting Names Near Newcombe ...

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.

• Bell City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bell City is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
• Bigstone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bigstone is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigstone
• Brushy Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brushy Fork is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Fork
• Crockett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Crockett is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
• Dewdrop
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dewdrop is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewdrop
• Green
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Green is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
• Ibex
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ibex is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
• Little Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Little Fork is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fork
• Little Sandy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Little Sandy is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
• Moon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Moon is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
• Sandy Hook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <1>
• Sarah
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sarah is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
• Stark
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stark is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
• Terryville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Terryville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Newcombe and extending to:

• Sandy Hook, which is the Seat of Elliott County, lies just to the West.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Newcombe to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 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 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,775 miles [7,684.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'