Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Strunk:
  • 36.622024, -84.433549
  • 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 Strunk

• 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 Strunk is near Scott County and also Whitley 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 Whitley 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 Strunk

Curious and Interesting Names Near Strunk ...

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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Heron is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Heron
• Clay Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clay Hill is located in Scott County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
• Creekmore
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Creekmore is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekmore
• Hickory Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Grove is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Hill Top
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hill Top is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Hollyhill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollyhill is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyhill
• Marshes Siding
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
• Pine Knot
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pine Knot is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Knot <1>
• Piney Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Piney Grove is located in Scott County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Pleasant Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Scott County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Roberta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Roberta is located in Scott County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Strunk and extending to:

• Whitley City, which is the Seat of McCreary County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Strunk to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 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 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,022 miles [11,300.8 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>'