Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Thousandsticks:
  • 37.185092, -83.428796
  • 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 Thousandsticks

• 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 Leslie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leslie County
  • Since Thousandsticks is near Clay County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Thousandsticks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thousandsticks ...

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.

• Big Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Big Creek is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Bobs Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bobs Fork is located in Leslie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Fork
• Bowlingtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bowlingtown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlingtown
• Busy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Busy is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy
• Confluence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Confluence is located in Leslie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
• Creekville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Creekville is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekville
• Doorway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Doorway is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doorway
• Dryhill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dryhill is located in Leslie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryhill
• Gays Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gays Creek is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
• Grassy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grassy is located in Leslie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
• Jacks Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jacks Creek is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Creek
• Jason
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jason is located in Leslie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
• Mouth of Hector
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mouth of Hector is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouth of Hector
• Peabody
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Peabody is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Thousandsticks and extending to:

• Hyden, which is the Seat of Leslie County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Thousandsticks 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 367 miles [590.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 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 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'