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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Helens:
    • 37.582865, -83.647135
    • 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 Helens
  • 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Since Saint Helens is near Estill County and also Owsley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Estill County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Owsley 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 Helens

Communities Also Named Saint Helens ...

We found three communities that are also named Saint Helens.

Within Kentucky, the name Saint Helens is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Saint Helens lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint Helens that is located in Lee County.
    • Oregon
      • Columbia County
      • This Saint Helens is located in Columbia County and lies 2,075 miles [3,339.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Helens that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Saint Helens.
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz County
      • This Saint Helens is located in Cowlitz County and lies 2,062 miles [3,318.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Helens that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowlitz County community of Saint Helens.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Helens ...

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.

  • Booth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Booth is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
  • Chestnut Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Gap is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
  • Fixer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fixer is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fixer
  • Grannie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Grannie is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannie
  • Harris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Harris is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Jetts Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
  • Levi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Levi is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi
  • Lone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
  • Lower Buffalo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lower Buffalo is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Buffalo
  • Mary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mary is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
  • Pinnacle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pinnacle is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
  • Standing Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Standing Rock is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Stay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Stay is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
    • Torrent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Torrent is located in Wolfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrent
    • War Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • War Creek is located in Breathitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Creek
    • Widecreek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Widecreek is located in Breathitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widecreek
    • Willow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Willow is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
    • Yellow Rock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Yellow Rock is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Rock

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

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

  • Beattyville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the West.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Helens to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 5 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 369 miles [593.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Saint Helens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Saint Helens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Helens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5829, Longitude: -83.6471       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Helens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.896 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.813 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.966 degrees.