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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Upchurch:
    • 36.746455, -85.110788
    • 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 Upchurch
  • 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
    • Since Upchurch is near Wayne County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Upchurch

Communities Also Named Upchurch ...

We found two communities that are also named Upchurch.

Within Kentucky, the name Upchurch is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Upchurch is located in Wake County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the east of the Upchurch that is located in Clinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Upchurch.
    • Tennessee
      • Greene County
      • This Upchurch is located in Greene County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Upchurch that is located in Clinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Upchurch.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upchurch ...

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.

  • Aaron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Aaron is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
  • Alpha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Alpha is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Bug
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bug is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug
  • Cartwright
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cartwright is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Decide
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Decide is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decide
  • Gapcreek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gapcreek is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
  • Highway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Highway is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
  • Ida
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ida is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
  • Jones Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jones Mill is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
  • Savage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Savage is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Seventy Six
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Seventy Six is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventy Six
  • Snow
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Snow is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
  • Wait
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wait is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wait

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Upchurch and extending to:

  • Albany, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Upchurch 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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,921 miles [7,919.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upchurch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Upchurch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upchurch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7465, Longitude: -85.1108       In this case, the coordinates for Upchurch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.783 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.71 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.826 degrees.