Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Susie:
  • 36.776458, -84.956338
  • 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 Susie

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

Communities Also Named Susie ...

We found two communities that are also named Susie.

Within Kentucky, the name Susie is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Mississippi
    • Grenada County
    • This Susie is located in Grenada County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Susie that is located in Wayne County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grenada County community of Susie.
  • Washington
    • Benton County
    • This Susie is located in Benton County and lies 1,893 miles [3,046.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Susie that is located in Wayne County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Susie.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Susie ...

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.

• Alpha
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Alpha is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Cartwright
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cartwright is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
• Cooper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cooper is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Frisby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Frisby is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisby
• Gapcreek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gapcreek is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
• Powersburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Powersburg is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersburg
• Short Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Short Mountain is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Mountain
• Slickford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Slickford is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
• Wait
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wait is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wait
• Windy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Windy is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy

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

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

• Monticello, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Susie to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 455 miles [732.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,321 miles [10,172.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'