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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 Teges, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Teges 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 Teges:
- 37.293459, -83.668167
- 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 Teges
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Teges is near Owsley County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Owsley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Teges
Curious and Interesting Names Near Teges ...
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.
- Bishop Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bishop Bend is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Bend
- Blake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blake is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Burning Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chestnutburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chestnutburg is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutburg
- Doorway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Doorway is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doorway
- Fall Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Island City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Jacks Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Creek
- Lucky Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lucky Fork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Fork
- Major
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Major is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
- Mistletoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Mouth of Hector
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mouth of Hector is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouth of Hector
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Ricetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Sourwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sourwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sourwood
- Whoopflarea
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whoopflarea is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whoopflarea
- Wild Cat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wild Cat is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cat
How Far From Teges 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 Teges to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Teges and extending to:
- Manchester, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Teges to Manchester, with an average speed<2> 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 376 miles [605.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Teges) 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 Teges 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 Teges. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2935, Longitude: -83.6682 In this case, the coordinates for Teges have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.907 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.784 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.059 degrees. |
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