Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Secrest Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Secrest Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Secrest Crossing
- 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 Secrest Crossing:
- 38.410269, -83.653367
- 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 Secrest Crossing
- 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 Fleming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fleming County
- Since Secrest Crossing is near Boyd County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boyd County
- eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Secrest Crossing ...
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.
- Carpentersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Carpentersville is located in Fleming County
- Craintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Craintown is located in Fleming County
- Foxport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Grassland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Mason County
- Locust
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Muses Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muses Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
- Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
- Pea Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Pleasureville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasureville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
- Poplar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County
- Poplar Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Plains
- Poplar Plains is located in Fleming County
- Sunset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Secrest Crossing 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 Secrest Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Secrest Crossing and extending to:
- Flemingsburg, which is the Seat of Fleming County, lies just to the West.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Secrest Crossing to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 358 miles [576.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,193 miles [9,966.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Secrest Crossing. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Secrest Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Secrest Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4103, Longitude: -83.6534 In this case, the coordinates for Secrest Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Secrest Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.899 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.936 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.726 degrees. |