Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tacketts Mill:
  • 38.367292, -84.789670
  • 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 Tacketts Mill

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

Communities Also Named Tacketts Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Tacketts Mill.

Within Kentucky, the name Tacketts Mill is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Tacketts Mill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Stafford County
    • This Tacketts Mill is located in Stafford County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the east of the Tacketts Mill that is located in Owen County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Tacketts Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tacketts Mill ...

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.

• Elmville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
• Harmony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Harmony is located in Owen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Josephine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Josephine is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
• Longlick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Longlick is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longlick
• Minorsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Minorsville is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorsville
• New
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • New is located in Owen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New
• Peaks Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Peaks Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks Mill
• Rockdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockdale is located in Boyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Stamping Ground
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
• Swallowfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallowfield

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

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

• Owenton, which is the Seat of Owen County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tacketts Mill to Owenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 419 miles [674.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'