Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Upper White Oak Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper White Oak Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Upper White Oak Creek
- 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 White Oak Creek:
- 37.839970, -83.199987
- 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 White Oak Creek
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Upper White Oak Creek is near Magoffin County and also Wolfe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
- eBird sighting report for Wolfe 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 White Oak Creek ...
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.
- Edna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Elsie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Gordon Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Ford
- Gordon Ford is located in Morgan County
- Harper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Holliday
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Index
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Jones Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Jones Creek is located in Morgan County
- Liberty Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Road
- Liberty Road is located in Morgan County
- Logville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Panama
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Rockhouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Stacy Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stacy Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Fork
- Stacy Fork is located in Morgan County
How Far From Upper White Oak Creek 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 White Oak Creek 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 White Oak Creek and extending to:
- West Liberty, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Upper White Oak Creek to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upper White Oak Creek. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Upper White Oak Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upper White Oak Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8400, Longitude: -83.2000 In this case, the coordinates for Upper White Oak Creek 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 White Oak Creek 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 311.622 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.537 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.698 degrees. |