Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Bend:
  • 37.341300, -84.122222
  • 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 Old Bend

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Old Bend is near Rockcastle County and also Laurel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurel 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 Old Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Bend ...

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.

• Cooksburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooksburg is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
• Cornelius
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cornelius is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
• Cruise
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cruise is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise
• Cruise Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cruise Ferry is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise Ferry
• Dry Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dry Fork is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
• Loam
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Loam is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loam
• Peoples
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Peoples is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
• Seven Pines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Seven Pines is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
• Sinks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sinks is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
• Symbol
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Symbol is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symbol
• Upper Indian Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Upper Indian Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Indian Creek
• Victory
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Victory is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory

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

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

• McKee, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Bend to McKee, 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 399 miles [642.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'