Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ketchen:
  • 36.570636, -84.317157
  • 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 Ketchen

• 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Since Ketchen is near McCreary County and also Whitley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley 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 Ketchen

Communities Also Named Ketchen ...

We found two communities that are also named Ketchen.

Within Tennessee, the name Ketchen is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Quebec
    • This Ketchen lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ketchen that is located in Scott County.
  • Saskatchewan
    • This Ketchen lies 1,395 miles [2,245 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ketchen that is located in Scott County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ketchen ...

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.

• Bowl ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bowl is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowl
• Clay Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Clay Hill is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
• Coal Mine ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Coal Mine is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mine
• Creekmore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Creekmore is located in McCreary County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekmore
• Doctors ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Doctors is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors
• Elk Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
  • Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
• Hollyhill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hollyhill is located in McCreary County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyhill
• Pine Knot
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Knot is located in McCreary County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Knot <2>
• Piney Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Piney Grove is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Terry Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Terry Creek is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ketchen and extending to:

• Huntsville, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ketchen to Huntsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 428 miles [688.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'