Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pointer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pointer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pointer
- 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 Pointer:
- 37.132853, -84.767168
- 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 Pointer
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Pointer is near Casey County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Casey County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pointer ...
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.
- Argyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Bourbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Floyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Kingbee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Nancy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Nancy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nancy <2>
- Naomi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Oil Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Oil Center is located in Pulaski County
- Science Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Science Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
- Science Hill is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Science Hill <2>
- Teddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Trimble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Vinnie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Pointer 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 Pointer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Pointer and extending to:
- Somerset, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pointer to Somerset, with an average speed<5> 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 73 miles [117.5 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,014 miles [11,287.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,889 miles [7,868.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pointer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pulaski County: www.pulaskicountygovt.org/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pointer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pointer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1329, Longitude: -84.7672 In this case, the coordinates for Pointer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pointer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.579 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.531 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.575 degrees. |