Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Travellers Rest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Travellers Rest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Travellers Rest
- 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 Travellers Rest:
- 37.448421, -83.787142
- 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 Travellers Rest
- 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 Owsley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Owsley County
- Since Travellers Rest is near Lee County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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
Communities Also Named Travellers Rest ...
We found one communities that share the name Travellers Rest.
Within Kentucky, the name Travellers Rest is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Travellers Rest in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Prince Edward Island
- This Travellers Rest lies 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Travellers Rest that is located in Owsley County.
- Prince Edward Island
Curious and Interesting Names Near Travellers Rest ...
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.
- Blake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Chestnut Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Chestnut Gap is located in Owsley County
- Elias
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Herd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Hickory Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Hickory Flat is located in Jackson County
- Huff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Island City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Levi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Lower Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Buffalo
- Lower Buffalo is located in Lee County
- Major
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sturgeon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Turkey Foot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Foot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot
- Turkey Foot is located in Jackson County
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Travellers Rest to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Travellers Rest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Travellers Rest and extending to:
- Booneville, which is the Seat of Owsley County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Travellers Rest to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 5 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 379 miles [609.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Travellers Rest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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- Travellers Rest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Travellers Rest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4484, Longitude: -83.7871 In this case, the coordinates for Travellers Rest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Travellers Rest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.981 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.891 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.065 degrees. |