Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Salmons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salmons and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Salmons
- 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 Salmons:
- 36.778462, -86.563421
- 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 Salmons
- 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 Simpson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Simpson County
- Since Salmons is near Warren County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Salmons ...
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.
- Black Jack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Clare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Simpson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
- Gold City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Hickory Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Hickory Flat is located in Simpson County
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Simpson County
- Rich Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Rockfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Temperance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
- Temperance is located in Simpson County
How Far From Salmons 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 Salmons to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Salmons and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Simpson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Salmons to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,982 miles [8,017.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salmons. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Salmons) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salmons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7785, Longitude: -86.5634 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Salmons to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.682 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.748 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.445 degrees. |