Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Truitt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Truitt and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Truitt
- 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 Truitt:
- 38.575078, -83.008507
- 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 Truitt
- 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 Greenup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greenup County
- Since Truitt is near Lewis County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- eBird sighting report for Carter 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 Truitt ...
We found two communities that share the name Truitt.
Within Kentucky, the name Truitt is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Mississippi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Truitt ...
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.
- Boone Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
- Brushart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Dennis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Firebrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Franklin Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Furnace
- Franklin Furnace is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin Furnace <3>
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <3>
- Grays Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County
- Greenup
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
- Greenup is located in Greenup County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <3>
- Kirkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Lloyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Load
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Lynn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
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- Oliver Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Station
- Oliver Station is located in Greenup County
- Pond Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Sugar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Sunshine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Upper Bruce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Bruce
- Upper Bruce is located in Lewis County
- Oliver Station
How Far From Truitt 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 Truitt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Truitt and extending to:
- Greenup, which is the Seat of Greenup County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Truitt to Greenup, with an average speed<4> 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 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 322 miles [518.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,753 miles [7,649.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Truitt. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Truitt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Truitt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5751, Longitude: -83.0085 In this case, the coordinates for Truitt 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Truitt to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.50 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.504 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.392 degrees. |