Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Toria:
  • 36.989504, -85.437464
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Toria

• 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 Adair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Adair County
  • Since Toria is near Metcalfe County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Metcalfe County
  • eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Toria ...

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.

• Breeding
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breeding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
  • Breeding is located in Adair County
• Chance
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
  • Chance is located in Adair County
• Cork
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
  • Cork is located in Metcalfe County
• Fairplay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Fairplay is located in Adair County
• Flatwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
  • Flatwood is located in Adair County
• Gadberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadberry
  • Gadberry is located in Adair County
• Gradyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gradyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
  • Gradyville is located in Adair County
• Nell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
  • Nell is located in Adair County
• Sparksville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
  • Sparksville is located in Adair County
• Weed
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
  • Weed is located in Adair County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Toria and extending to:

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Adair County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Toria to Columbia, with an average speed<3> 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 475 miles [764.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,924 miles [7,924.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/