Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Se Ree:
  • 37.683392, -86.379699
  • 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 Se Ree

• 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 Breckinridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
  • Since Se Ree is near Grayson County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Se Ree

Curious and Interesting Names Near Se Ree ...

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.

• Cave Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cave Spring is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Centerview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerview is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
• Cobblers Knob
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cobblers Knob is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblers Knob
• Codyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Codyville is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codyville
• Dyer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
• Falling Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Falling Branch is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Branch
• Fisher
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fisher is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
• Graysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Graysville is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
• Horn Back Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
• Indian Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
• Kingswood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingswood is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Locust Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Locust Hill is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
• Madrid
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Madrid is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid

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

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

• Hardinsburg, which is the Seat of Breckinridge County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Se Ree 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 513 miles [825.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,934 miles [7,940.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'