Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Allen Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allen Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Allen Springs
- 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 Allen Springs:
- 36.831709, -86.314990
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Allen Springs
- 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 Allen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Allen County
- Since Allen Springs is near Warren County and also Simpson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- eBird sighting report for Simpson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Allen Springs ...
We found three communities that share the name Allen Springs.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Allen Springs.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Allen Springs [Warren County].
- Warren County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Allen Springs [Lake County].
- Kansas
- Lane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Allen Springs [Lane County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allen Springs ...
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.
- Butlersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlersville
- Butlersville is located in Allen County
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Allen County
- Claypool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Halfway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Hardcastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardcastle
- Hardcastle is located in Warren County
- Martinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Motley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Pope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Temperance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
- Temperance is located in Simpson County
- Three Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Three Springs is located in Warren County
How Far From Allen Springs 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 Allen Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Allen Springs and extending to:
- Scottsville, which is the Seat of Allen County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Allen Springs to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 525 miles [844.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Allen Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Allen Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allen Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allen Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8317, Longitude: -86.3150 In this case, the coordinates for Allen Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Allen Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.529 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.579 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.323 degrees. |