Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Smith Town:
  • 36.703411, -84.505495
  • 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 Smith Town

• 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 McCreary County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary County
  • Since Smith Town is near Scott County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Smith Town

Communities Also Named Smith Town ...

We found one communities that are also named Smith Town.

Within Kentucky, the name Smith Town is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Smith Town in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Mississippi
    • Stone County
    • This Smith Town is located in Stone County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Smith Town that is located in McCreary County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Smith Town.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smith Town ...

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.

• Blue Heron
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Heron is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Heron
• Co-Operative
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Co-Operative is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Co-Operative
• Fidelity
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fidelity is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
• Flat Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Flat Rock is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Hickory Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Grove is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Hill Top
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hill Top is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Marshes Siding
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
• Oz
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oz is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oz
• Pine Knot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Knot is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Knot <2>

How Far From Smith Town 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 Smith Town to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smith Town and extending to:

• Whitley City, which is the Seat of McCreary County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Smith Town 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,897 miles [7,881 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'