Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Zekes Point:
  • 37.350921, -83.888813
  • 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 Zekes Point

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Zekes Point ...

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.

• Blooming Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Blooming Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
• Egypt
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Egypt is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Elias
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elias is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias
• Gray Hawk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
• Herd
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Herd is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herd
• Hickory Flat
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Flat is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
• High Knob
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • High Knob is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Knob
• Huff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Huff is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
• Mildred
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mildred is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Shepherdtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shepherdtown is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdtown
• Stringtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stringtown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Union
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Union is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Vine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vine is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine

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

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

• McKee, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Zekes Point 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 387 miles [622.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'