Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wiborg:
  • 36.809142, -84.490686
  • 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 Wiborg

• 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 McCreary County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary County
  • Since Wiborg is near Pulaski County and also Wayne 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 Wayne 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 Wiborg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wiborg ...

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.

• Alpine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Alpine is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alpine
  • From Wiborg to Alpine
• Blue Heron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Blue Heron is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Heron
• Blue John
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Blue John is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue John
• Delta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Delta is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
• Flat Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Flat Rock is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenwood
  • From Wiborg to Greenwood
• Hickory Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Grove is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Hill Top
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hill Top is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Honeybee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Honeybee is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeybee
• Keno
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Keno is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
• Marshes Siding
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
• Oz
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oz is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oz

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

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

• Whitley City, which is the Seat of McCreary County, lies just to the South.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Wiborg to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'