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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 Nickell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nickell and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Nickell:
    • 37.833699, -83.326013
    • 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 Nickell
  • 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Since Nickell is near Wolfe County and also Magoffin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wolfe County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Magoffin 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 Nickell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nickell ...

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.

  • Bear Wallow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bear Wallow is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
  • Bonny
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bonny is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny
  • Daysboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Daysboro is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysboro
  • Gordon Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordon Ford is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Ford
  • Grassy Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
  • Hazel Green
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
  • Holliday
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Holliday is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
  • Index
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Index is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
  • Jones Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones Creek is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
  • Lee City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lee City is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
  • Liberty Road
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Road is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Road
  • Murphyfork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Murphyfork is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphyfork
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Neal Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Neal Valley is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Valley
    • Panama
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Panama is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
    • Right Fork
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Right Fork is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Right Fork
    • Road Fork
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Road Fork is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Road Fork
    • Stacy Fork
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Stacy Fork is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Fork
    • Straight Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Straight Creek is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
    • Woodsbend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Woodsbend is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsbend

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

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

  • West Liberty, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Nickell 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 348 miles [560.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nickell) 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 Nickell 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 Nickell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8337, Longitude: -83.3260       In this case, the coordinates for Nickell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.699 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.624 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.754 degrees.