Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Slater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slater and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Slater
- 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 Slater:
- 37.016442, -88.989232
- 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 Slater
- 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 Ballard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ballard County
- Since Slater is near Carlisle County and also McCracken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carlisle County
- eBird sighting report for McCracken 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 Slater ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Slater.
Within Kentucky, the name Slater is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Colorado
- Moffat County
- This Slater is located in Moffat County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Slater that is located in Ballard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moffat County community of Slater.
- Routt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Slater [Routt County].
- Florida
- Iowa
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Auglaize County
- This Slater is located in Auglaize County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Slater that is located in Ballard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Auglaize County community of Slater.
- Gallia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Slater [Gallia County].
- Saskatchewan
- This Slater lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Slater that is located in Ballard County.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Washington
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Slater ...
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.
- America
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Blandville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blandville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
- Future City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Future City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Gage
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Golden Lily
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Lily have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lily
- Golden Lily is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Lovelaceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Magee Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Springs
- Magee Springs is located in Carlisle County
- Monkeys Eyebrow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkeys Eyebrow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkeys Eyebrow
- Monkeys Eyebrow is located in Ballard County
- Mound City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <4>
- Needmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Oscar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Ragland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Slater 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 Slater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Slater and extending to:
- Wickliffe, which is the Seat of Ballard County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Slater to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 663 miles [1,067 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Slater. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Slater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0164, Longitude: -88.9892 In this case, the coordinates for Slater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Slater could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Slater to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.222 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.553 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.46 degrees. |