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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Upper Prickly Ash

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)
  • Bald Eagle is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
• Harpers
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Harpers is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers
• Howards Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Howards Mill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Mill
• Needmore
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Needmore is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Peasticks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Peasticks is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peasticks
• Pebble
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pebble is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
• Peeled Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Oak
• Red Bush
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Red Bush is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bush
• Salt Well
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Salt Well is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Well
• Slate Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Slate Valley is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
• Stepstone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stepstone is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepstone
• Stoops
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoops is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops
• Wyoming
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyoming is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming

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<1> 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]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Upper Prickly Ash to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'