Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Valley Oak

• 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 Valley Oak:
  • 37.189248, -84.472162
  • 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 Valley Oak

• 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Valley Oak is near Rockcastle County and also Laurel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurel 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 Valley Oak

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Oak ...

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.

• Acorn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Acorn is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
• Bobtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bobtown is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
• Coin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Coin is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
• Drum
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Drum is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum
• Level Green
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Level Green is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
• Mark
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mark is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
• Piney Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Plato
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Plato is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
• Shopville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Shopville is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
• Sinking Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sinking Valley is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Valley
• Stab
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stab is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stab
• Sugar Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
• Walnut Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Valley Oak and extending to:

• Somerset, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Valley Oak to Somerset, with an average speed<2> 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 421 miles [677.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'