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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Slick Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slick Rock and the surrounding area.
- 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 Slick Rock:
- 37.005715, -85.798178
- 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 Slick Rock
- 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 Barren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barren County
- Since Slick Rock is near Metcalfe County and also Hart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Metcalfe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart 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 Slick Rock
Communities Also Named Slick Rock ...
We found three communities that are also named Slick Rock.
Within Kentucky, the name Slick Rock is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- San Miguel County
- This Slick Rock is located in San Miguel County and lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km]<1> to the west of the Slick Rock that is located in Barren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Slick Rock.
- North Carolina
- Transylvania County
- This Slick Rock is located in Transylvania County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Slick Rock that is located in Barren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Slick Rock.
- Tennessee
- Scott County
- This Slick Rock is located in Scott County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Slick Rock that is located in Barren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Slick Rock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Slick Rock ...
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.
- Coral Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Echo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Echo is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Eighty Eight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Glasgow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goodnight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodnight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Halfway
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Kino
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Knob Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wisdom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wisdom is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom
How Far From Slick Rock to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Slick Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Slick Rock and extending to:
- Glasgow, which is the Seat of Barren County, lies just to the West.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Slick Rock to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 494 miles [795 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,064 miles [11,368.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slick Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Slick Rock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slick Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0057, Longitude: -85.7982 In this case, the coordinates for Slick Rock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.213 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.241 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.055 degrees. |
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