Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Trixie:
  • 37.335367, -83.669915
  • 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 Trixie

• 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 Trixie is near Owsley County and also Breathitt 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 Breathitt 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 Trixie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trixie ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bishop Bend is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Bend
• Blake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Blake is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Chestnutburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnutburg is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutburg
• Cowcreek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cowcreek is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowcreek
• Doorway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Doorway is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doorway
• Island City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Island City is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
• Lucky Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lucky Fork is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Fork
• Major
  (5 miles [8 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
• Ricetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Whoopflarea is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whoopflarea
• Wild Cat
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wild Cat is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cat

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

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

• Manchester, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Trixie to Manchester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 88 miles [141.6 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 5 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 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'