Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stacy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stacy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stacy
- 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 Stacy:
- 37.403150, -83.210174
- 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 Stacy
- 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Stacy is near Breathitt County and also Knott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Breathitt County
- eBird sighting report for Knott 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 Stacy ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Stacy.
Within Kentucky, the name Stacy is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Crittenden County
- This Stacy is located in Crittenden County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stacy that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Stacy.
- Poinsett County
- This Stacy is located in Poinsett County and lies 425 miles [684 km] to the west southwest of the Stacy that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poinsett County community of Stacy.
- California
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Carteret County
- This Stacy is located in Carteret County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stacy that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Stacy.
- Rockingham 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 North Carolina community of Stacy [Rockingham County].
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stacy ...
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.
- Airport Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Gardens
- Airport Gardens is located in Perry County
- Bearville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Busy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Butterfly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Clayhole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Combs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Copland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Decoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Dice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Dunraven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Dwarf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Hardburly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hardshell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Krypton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
- Krypton is located in Perry County
- Little
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Lost Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Manuel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Ned
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Noble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Press
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Typo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Walkertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Walkertown is located in Perry County
- Wolf Coal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hardshell
How Far From Stacy 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 Stacy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stacy and extending to:
- Hazard, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Stacy to Hazard, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 350 miles [563.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stacy. 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 from Point A (ie- Stacy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stacy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4031, Longitude: -83.2102 In this case, the coordinates for Stacy 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Stacy 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stacy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Stacy 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 311.629 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.481 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.831 degrees. |