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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in White Sulpher, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Sulpher and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sulpher:
- 38.068935, -83.597335
- 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 Sulpher
- 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 White Sulpher is near Menifee County and also Rowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menifee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan 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 Sulpher
Curious and Interesting Names Near White Sulpher ...
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.
- Big Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Woods is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Bluestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bluestone is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Craft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Craft is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft
- Dog Trot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dog Trot is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Trot
- Farmers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Frenchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hill Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hill Top is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Lakeview Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Little Slate Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Slate Creek
- Lower Salt Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Salt Lick is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salt Lick
- Mount Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Peasticks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peasticks is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peasticks
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Polksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Polksville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polksville
- Salt Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salt Lick Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Lick Creek is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick Creek
- Stonequarry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stonequarry is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonequarry
- Upper Salt Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Salt Lick is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Salt Lick
How Far From White Sulpher 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 White Sulpher to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in White Sulpher and extending to:
- Owingsville, which is the Seat of Bath County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from White Sulpher to Owingsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 359 miles [577.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Sulpher) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 White Sulpher to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Sulpher. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0689, Longitude: -83.5973 In this case, the coordinates for White Sulpher have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.866 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.848 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.803 degrees. |
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