Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walkers Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walkers Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Walkers Crossing
- 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 Walkers Crossing:
- 38.027288, -83.797040
- 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 Walkers Crossing
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Walkers Crossing is near Bath County and also Menifee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bath County
- eBird sighting report for Menifee 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
Communities Also Named Walkers Crossing ...
We found two communities that share the name Walkers Crossing.
Within Kentucky, the name Walkers Crossing is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Walkers Crossing is located in Greenville County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Walkers Crossing that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Walkers Crossing.
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Walkers Crossing [Wood County].
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walkers Crossing ...
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.
- Chestnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Grove is located in Bath County
- Dog Trot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
- Howards Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Mill
- Howards Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Little Slate Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Slate Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Slate Creek
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
- Lucky Stop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucky Stop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Stop
- Lucky Stop is located in Montgomery County
- Means
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Peeled Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peeled Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Oak
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
- Rebelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rebelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebelsville
- Rebelsville is located in Menifee County
- Salt Lick Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Lick Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick Creek
- Salt Lick Creek is located in Menifee County
- Salt Well
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Stepstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Walkers Crossing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Walkers Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walkers Crossing and extending to:
- Mount Sterling, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Walkers Crossing to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> 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 370 miles [595.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walkers Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walkers Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walkers Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0273, Longitude: -83.7970 In this case, the coordinates for Walkers Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walkers Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Walkers Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.989 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.983 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.902 degrees. |