Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Liberty, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Liberty and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Liberty
- 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 West Liberty:
- 37.913742, -83.267094
- 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 West Liberty
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since West Liberty is near Magoffin County and also Elliott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
- eBird sighting report for Elliott 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 West Liberty ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name West Liberty.
Within Kentucky, the name West Liberty is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Madison County
- This West Liberty is located in Madison County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the west of the West Liberty that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of West Liberty.
- Illinois
- Jasper County
- This West Liberty is located in Jasper County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Liberty that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of West Liberty.
- Indiana
- Howard County
- This West Liberty is located in Howard County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the West Liberty that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of West Liberty.
- Jay County
- This West Liberty is located in Jay County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the north northwest of the West Liberty that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of West Liberty.
- Iowa
- Muscatine County
- This West Liberty is located in Muscatine County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the West Liberty that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscatine County community of West Liberty.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This West Liberty is located in Baltimore County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Liberty that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of West Liberty.
- Missouri
- Putnam 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 Missouri community of West Liberty [Putnam County].
- Ohio
- Crawford County
- This West Liberty is located in Crawford County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the north of the West Liberty that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of West Liberty.
- Knox County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Knox County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of West Liberty.
- Logan County
- This West Liberty is located in Logan County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the north of the West Liberty that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of West Liberty.
- Morrow County
- This West Liberty is located in Morrow County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the north of the West Liberty that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of West Liberty.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This West Liberty is located in Allegheny County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Liberty that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of West Liberty.
- Butler County
- This West Liberty is located in Butler County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km] to the northeast of the West Liberty that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of West Liberty.
- Clearfield County
- This West Liberty is located in Clearfield County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km] to the northeast of the West Liberty that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of West Liberty.
- West Virginia
- Ohio County
- This West Liberty is located in Ohio County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Liberty that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of West Liberty.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Liberty ...
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.
- Bear Wallow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Wallow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
- Bear Wallow is located in Morgan County
- Gordon Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Ford
- Gordon Ford is located in Morgan County
- Index
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Jones Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Jones Creek is located in Morgan County
- Liberty Road
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Road have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Road
- Liberty Road is located in Morgan County
- Licking River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Licking River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking River
- Licking River is located in Morgan County
- Neal Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Valley
- Neal Valley is located in Morgan County
- Panama
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Pomp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Straight Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straight Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Straight Creek is located in Morgan County
- Woodsbend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From West Liberty 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 city such as West Liberty to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Liberty and extending to:
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from West Liberty to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 343 miles [552 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for West Liberty: www.cityofwestliberty.com/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Liberty) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Liberty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9137, Longitude: -83.2671 In this case, the coordinates for West Liberty 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 West Liberty, 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> | 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 West Liberty 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 311.663 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.594 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.705 degrees. |