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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Taulbee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taulbee and the surrounding area.
- 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 Taulbee:
- 37.643552, -83.330838
- 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 Taulbee
- 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 Breathitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Breathitt County
- Since Taulbee is near Wolfe County and also Magoffin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wolfe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Magoffin 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 Taulbee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Taulbee ...
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.
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Fivemile
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fivemile is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Frozen Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keck is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck
- Lee City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Mountain Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Valley is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Panhandle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Panhandle is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle
- Quicksand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Right Middle Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Right Middle Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Right Middle Fork
- Road Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Road Fork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Road Fork
- Rock Lick
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rosefork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rosefork is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefork
- Wheel Rim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wheel Rim is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel Rim
- Wheelrim Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelrim Fork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelrim Fork
- Wolf Pen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Pen is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pen
- Wolverine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Taulbee 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 Taulbee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Taulbee and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Breathitt County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Taulbee 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 351 miles [564.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Taulbee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Taulbee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Taulbee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6436, Longitude: -83.3308 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.703 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.60 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.812 degrees. |
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