Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walnut Flat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut Flat and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Walnut Flat
- 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 Walnut Flat:
- 37.495359, -84.578829
- 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 Walnut Flat
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Walnut Flat is near Rockcastle County and also Garrard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
- eBird sighting report for Garrard 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 Walnut Flat ...
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.
- Blue Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Boneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneyville
- Boneyville is located in Lincoln County
- Crab Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <2>
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Halls Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Jumbo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Maywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Miracle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Preachersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preachersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
- Sugar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Turkeytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
How Far From Walnut Flat 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 Walnut Flat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Walnut Flat and extending to:
- Stanford, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Walnut Flat to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 420 miles [675.9 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 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,272 miles [10,093.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walnut Flat. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut Flat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walnut Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4954, Longitude: -84.5788 In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Flat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Walnut Flat to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.468 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.455 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.394 degrees. |