Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Woollum:
  • 37.019812, -83.817422
  • 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 Woollum

• 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Woollum is near Letcher County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Woollum

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woollum ...

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.

• Bluehole
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bluehole is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluehole
• Bush
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bush is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
• Cannon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cannon is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
• Crane Nest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crane Nest is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
• Girdler
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Girdler is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
• Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
• Lincoln
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Pigeonroost
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pigeonroost is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
• Upper Horse Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Upper Horse Creek is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Horse Creek

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

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

• Barbourville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woollum to Barbourville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,264 miles [10,080.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'