Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Seventy Six:
  • 36.786455, -85.143845
  • 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 Seventy Six

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Seventy Six is near Russell County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Seventy Six

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seventy Six ...

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.

• Aaron
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Aaron is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
• Alpha
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Alpha is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Cartwright
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cartwright is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
• Creelsboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Creelsboro is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creelsboro
• Decide
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Decide is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decide
• Green Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Grove is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• Helm
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Helm is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
• Highway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Highway is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
• Ida
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ida is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
• Long Bottom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Long Bottom is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
• Manntown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Manntown is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manntown
• Snow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Snow is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow

How Far From Seventy Six 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 Seventy Six to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Albany, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the South.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Seventy Six 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,045 miles [11,337.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,921 miles [7,919.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'