Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wagersville:
  • 37.625725, -83.953727
  • 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 Wagersville

• 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 Estill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Estill County
  • Since Wagersville is near Jackson County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Wagersville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wagersville ...

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.

• Cow Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cow Creek is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
• Crooked Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• Drip Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Drip Rock is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drip Rock
• Evelyn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Evelyn is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
• Happy Top
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Happy Top is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Top
• Jinks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jinks is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jinks
• Lynch Town
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lynch Town is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
• Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Park is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
• Pea Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Salt Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Salt Rock is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Rock
• Shade
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Shade is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
• Sweet Lick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sweet Lick is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lick
• Walnut Gap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Gap is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Gap
• Wisemantown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wisemantown is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisemantown

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

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

• Irvine, which is the Seat of Estill County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Wagersville 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'