Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Slate Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slate Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Slate Valley
- 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 Slate Valley:
- 38.168082, -83.723411
- 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 Slate Valley
- 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 Bath County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bath County
- Since Slate Valley is near Lawrence County and also Fleming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Fleming 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
Communities Also Named Slate Valley ...
We found one communities that share the name Slate Valley.
Within Kentucky, the name Slate Valley is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Slate Valley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Northampton County
- This Slate Valley is located in Northampton County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Slate Valley that is located in Bath County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Slate Valley.
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Slate Valley ...
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.
- Harpers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Needmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Peasticks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Polksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polksville
- Polksville is located in Bath County
- Red Bush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Salt Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Salt Lick is located in Bath County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Lick <3>
- Salt Well
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Fleming County
- Upper Prickly Ash
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Prickly Ash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Prickly Ash
- Upper Prickly Ash is located in Bath County
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Slate Valley 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 Slate Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Slate Valley and extending to:
- Owingsville, which is the Seat of Bath County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Slate Valley to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 364 miles [585.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Slate Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Slate Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slate Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1681, Longitude: -83.7234 In this case, the coordinates for Slate Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Slate Valley 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 311.943 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.951 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.828 degrees. |