Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Saint Catharine:
  • 37.708673, -85.257738
  • 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 Saint Catharine

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Saint Catharine is near Marion County and also Nelson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson 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 Saint Catharine

Communities Also Named Saint Catharine ...

We found one communities that are also named Saint Catharine.

Within Kentucky, the name Saint Catharine is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Saint Catharine in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Linn County
    • This Saint Catharine is located in Linn County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Catharine that is located in Washington County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Saint Catharine.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Catharine ...

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.

• Bearwallow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bearwallow is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
• Booker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Booker is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
• Croakes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Croakes is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croakes
• Gandertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gandertown is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
• Jimtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jimtown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Maud
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Maud is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Poplar Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Corner is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Corner
• Texas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Texas is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Valley Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Valley Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
• Woodlawn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Catharine and extending to:

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Catharine to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 452 miles [727.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,886 miles [7,863.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'