Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oil Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oil Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oil Valley
- 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 Oil Valley:
- 36.774516, -84.798277
- 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 Oil Valley
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Oil Valley is near McCreary County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McCreary County
- eBird sighting report for Clinton 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
Communities Also Named Oil Valley ...
We found one communities that share the name Oil Valley.
Within Kentucky, the name Oil Valley is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Oil Valley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Butler County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Butler County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Oil Valley.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oil Valley ...
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.
- Barrier
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Betsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Cooper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Frisby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Gregory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Griffin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Kidds Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kidds Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidds Crossing
- Kidds Crossing is located in Wayne County
- Rockybranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockybranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockybranch
- Rockybranch is located in Wayne County
- Short Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Mountain
- Short Mountain is located in Wayne County
- Slickford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Susie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Oil Valley 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 Oil Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Oil Valley and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Oil Valley to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>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 447 miles [719.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oil Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oil Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Oil Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oil Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7745, Longitude: -84.7983 In this case, the coordinates for Oil Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Oil Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.592 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.495 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.685 degrees. |