Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Whickliffe Forge:
  • 38.170347, -83.723298
  • 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 Whickliffe Forge

• 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 Bath County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bath County
  • Since Whickliffe Forge is near Lawrence County and also Fleming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fleming 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 Whickliffe Forge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whickliffe Forge ...

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.

• Harpers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Harpers is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers
• Needmore
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Needmore is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Peasticks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Peasticks is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peasticks
• Polksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Polksville is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polksville
• Red Bush
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Bush is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bush
• Slate Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Slate Valley is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
• Stringtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stringtown is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Upper Prickly Ash
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Upper Prickly Ash is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Prickly Ash
• Wyoming
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wyoming is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming

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

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

• Owingsville, which is the Seat of Bath County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Whickliffe Forge 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 364 miles [585.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'