Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 White Run:
  • 37.444773, -86.641930
  • 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 White Run

• 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 Ohio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
  • Since White Run is near Grayson County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 White Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Run ...

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.

• Arnold
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Arnold is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Casey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Casey is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
• Do Stop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Do Stop is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Do Stop
• Dogwalk
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dogwalk is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwalk
• Horse Branch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
• Jugville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jugville is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugville
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pine Knob
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pine Knob is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
• Spring Lick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
• Windy Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Windy Hill is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

How Far From White Run to ...

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

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

• Hartford, which is the Seat of Ohio County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from White Run to Hartford, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,080 miles [11,394.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,956 miles [7,975.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'