Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rockybranch:
  • 36.735073, -84.733275
  • 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 Rockybranch

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Rockybranch is near McCreary County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Rockybranch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockybranch ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Barrier is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrier
• Co-Operative
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Co-Operative is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Co-Operative
• Cooper
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cooper is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Delta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Delta is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
• Fidelity
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fidelity is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
• Gregory
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gregory is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
• Griffin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Griffin is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Kidds Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kidds Crossing is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidds Crossing
• Oil Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oil Valley is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Valley
• Oz
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oz is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oz

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

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

• Monticello, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rockybranch to Monticello, 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 101 miles [162.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 445 miles [716.2 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 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,905 miles [7,893.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'