Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ordinary, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ordinary and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ordinary
- 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 Ordinary:
- 38.154805, -83.194620
- 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 Ordinary
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Elliott County
- Since Ordinary is near Rowan County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- eBird sighting report for Carter 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 Ordinary ...
We found one communities that share the name Ordinary.
Within Kentucky, the name Ordinary is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Ordinary in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ordinary ...
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.
- Beartown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Bell City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Bigstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Dewdrop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Elliottville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliottville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Ibex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Jacobs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Little Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Little Sandy is located in Elliott County
- Minor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Sandy Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <3>
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Elliott County
- Sideway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Stark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Ordinary 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 Ordinary to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ordinary and extending to:
- Sandy Hook, which is the Seat of Elliott County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ordinary 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 336 miles [540.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,778 miles [7,689.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ordinary. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ordinary) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ordinary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1548, Longitude: -83.1946 In this case, the coordinates for Ordinary have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ordinary 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 311.618 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.577 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.601 degrees. |