Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Suddith, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Suddith and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Suddith
- 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 Suddith:
- 38.029419, -83.629520
- 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 Suddith
- 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 Bath County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bath County
- Since Suddith is near Menifee County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Menifee County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Suddith ...
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.
- Dog Trot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Frenchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
- Frenchburg is located in Menifee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchburg <2>
- Hill Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
- Little Slate Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Slate Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Slate Creek
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
- Lower Salt Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Salt Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salt Lick
- Lower Salt Lick is located in Bath County
- Peter Trace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Trace
- Peter Trace is located in Menifee County
- Polksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polksville
- Polksville is located in Bath County
- Salt Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Salt Lick is located in Bath County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Lick <2>
- Salt Lick Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Lick Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick Creek
- Salt Lick Creek is located in Menifee County
- Stonequarry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonequarry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonequarry
- Stonequarry is located in Menifee County
- Upper Salt Lick
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Salt Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Salt Lick
- Upper Salt Lick is located in Bath County
How Far From Suddith 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 Suddith to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Suddith and extending to:
- Owingsville, which is the Seat of Bath County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Suddith to Owingsville, with an average speed<4> 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 361 miles [581 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Suddith) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Suddith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0294, Longitude: -83.6295 In this case, the coordinates for Suddith have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Suddith to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.886 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.865 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.828 degrees. |