Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Upper Prickly Ash, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper Prickly Ash and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Upper Prickly Ash
- 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 Upper Prickly Ash:
- 38.163682, -83.803784
- 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 Upper Prickly Ash
- 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 Bath County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bath County
- Since Upper Prickly Ash is near Lawrence County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Upper Prickly Ash ...
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.
- Bald Eagle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
- Bald Eagle is located in Bath County
- Harpers
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Howards Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Mill
- Howards Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Needmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Peasticks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Pebble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Pebble is located in Bath County
- Peeled Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peeled Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Oak
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
- Red Bush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Salt Well
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Slate Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
- Slate Valley is located in Bath County
- Stepstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Stoops
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Wyoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Upper Prickly Ash 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 Upper Prickly Ash to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Upper Prickly Ash and extending to:
- Owingsville, which is the Seat of Bath County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Upper Prickly Ash to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 368 miles [592.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upper Prickly Ash. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Upper Prickly Ash) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upper Prickly Ash. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1637, Longitude: -83.8038 In this case, the coordinates for Upper Prickly Ash have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Upper Prickly Ash 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 311.993 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.008 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.865 degrees. |