Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Widecreek:
  • 37.611199, -83.531297
  • 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 Widecreek

• 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 Breathitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Breathitt County
  • Since Widecreek is near Lee County and also Wolfe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wolfe 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 Widecreek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Widecreek ...

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.

• Bethany
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethany is located in Wolfe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Fivemile
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fivemile is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
• Frozen Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
• Grannie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grannie is located in Wolfe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannie
• Harris
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Harris is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Jetts Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
• Lone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
• Mary
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mary is located in Wolfe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
• Nelson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Nelson is located in Wolfe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• War Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • War Creek is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Creek
• Wolverine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine

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

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

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Breathitt County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Widecreek 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 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 363 miles [584.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,816 miles [7,750.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'