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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Zag, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zag and the surrounding area.
- 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 Zag:
- 37.986751, -83.364903
- 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 Zag
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Zag is near Rowan County and also Menifee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menifee 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 Zag
Communities Also Named Zag ...
We found one communities that are also named Zag.
Within Kentucky, the name Zag is unique.
Beyond Kentucky.
While we haven't found any other communities named Zag in either the United States or Canada, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Morocco
- Distance: 4,233 miles [6,812.4 km]<1> to the east northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Zag
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zag ...
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.
- Artville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Artville is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artville
- Bear Wallow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Wallow is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
- Big Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Woods is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Blaze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blaze is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaze
- Bonny
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bonny is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny
- Craft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Craft is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft
- Dan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dan is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan
- Hickory Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Korea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
- Leisure
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Liberty Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Road is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Road
- Licking River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Licking River is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking River
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Neal Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Neal Valley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Valley
- Pomp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pomp is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomp
- Straight Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Straight Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Twentysix
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Twentysix is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentysix
- Woodsbend
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodsbend is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsbend
How Far From Zag 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 Zag to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Zag and extending to:
- West Liberty, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Zag 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 347 miles [558.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zag) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Zag to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zag. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9868, Longitude: -83.3649 In this case, the coordinates for Zag have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.723 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.673 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.726 degrees. |
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