Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Willow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Willow
- 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 Willow:
- 37.591196, -83.813530
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Willow
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Willow is near Estill County and also Owsley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Estill County
- eBird sighting report for Owsley 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Willow ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Willow.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Willow.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- This Willow lies 3,209 miles [5,164.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Willow that is located in Lee County.
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Willow [Hillsborough County].
- Manatee County
- This Willow is located in Manatee County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the south of the Willow that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Willow.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Willow is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Willow that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Willow.
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Willow [Hamilton County].
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow ...
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.
- Crystal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Drip Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Evelyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Fixer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Lower Buffalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Buffalo
- Lower Buffalo is located in Lee County
- Lynch Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynch Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Pinnacle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Salt Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Shade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Walnut Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Gap
- Walnut Gap is located in Estill County
- Wind Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Yellow Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Rock
- Yellow Rock is located in Lee County
How Far From Willow to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Willow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow and extending to:
- Beattyville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the East.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Willow to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>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 4 days. 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 378 miles [608.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5912, Longitude: -83.8135 In this case, the coordinates for Willow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Willow could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Willow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Willow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.998 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.931 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.036 degrees. |