Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pellyton:
  • 37.211736, -85.084123
  • 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 Pellyton

• 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 Adair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adair County
  • Since Pellyton is near Casey County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Casey County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Pellyton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pellyton ...

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.

• Bass
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bass is located in Casey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
• Christine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Christine is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
• Dunnville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dunnville is located in Casey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
• Evans Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Evans Ford is located in Casey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ford
• Feathersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Feathersburg is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathersburg
• Humble
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Humble is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble
• Neatsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Neatsville is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatsville
• Pricetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pricetown is located in Casey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
• Purdy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Purdy is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
• Speck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Speck is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
• Sycamore Flat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sycamore Flat is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Flat
• Teddy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Teddy is located in Casey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy

How Far From Pellyton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pellyton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Adair County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pellyton to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 452 miles [727.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,024 miles [11,304 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,900 miles [7,885.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'