Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nick:
  • 37.129768, -86.311092
  • 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 Nick

• 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 Edmonson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edmonson County
  • Since Nick is near Warren County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Nick

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nick ...

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.

• Anna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Anna is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
• Arthur
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Arthur is located in Edmonson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
• Asphalt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Asphalt is located in Edmonson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asphalt
• Cedar Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Spring is located in Edmonson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
• Huff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Huff is located in Edmonson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
• Loving
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Loving is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
• Pig
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pig is located in Edmonson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pig
• Plum Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Plum Springs is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
• Reedyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Reedyville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
• Sand Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Hill is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Sunnyside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sunnyside is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Tuckertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuckertown is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
• Windyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Windyville is located in Edmonson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
• Woodside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Woodside is located in Edmonson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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

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

• Brownsville, which is the Seat of Edmonson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Nick to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 518 miles [833.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,080 miles [11,394.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,956 miles [7,975.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'