Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yellow Rock:
  • 37.570919, -83.804919
  • 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 Yellow Rock

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Since Yellow Rock is near Estill County and also Owsley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Estill County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Yellow Rock

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yellow Rock ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Crystal is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
• Evelyn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Evelyn is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
• Fixer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fixer is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fixer
• Levi
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Levi is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi
• Lower Buffalo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Buffalo is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Buffalo
• Lynch Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lynch Town is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
• Pinnacle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pinnacle is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
• Salt Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Salt Rock is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Rock
• Shade
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shade is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
• Travellers Rest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
• Walnut Gap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Gap is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Gap
• Willow
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Willow is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
• Wind Cave
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wind Cave is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Cave

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Yellow Rock 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 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Yellow Rock 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 4 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 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'