Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wellhope:
  • 37.316195, -84.318269
  • 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 Wellhope

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellhope ...

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.

• Burr
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Burr is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
• Cooksburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cooksburg is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
• Flat Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Flat Rock is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Hazel Patch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazel Patch is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Patch
• Hummel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hummel is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummel
• Level Green
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Level Green is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
• Orlando
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
• Plato
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Plato is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
• Quail
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Quail is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
• Roundstone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Roundstone is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundstone
• Sand Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Springs is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
• Sinks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sinks is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
• Walnut Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Wellhope to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wellhope to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Rockcastle County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Wellhope to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 410 miles [659.8 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 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,270 miles [10,090.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'