Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Austerlitz, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Austerlitz and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Austerlitz
- 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 Austerlitz:
- 38.090667, -84.217453
- 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 Austerlitz
- 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 Bourbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bourbon County
- Since Austerlitz is near Clark County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Austerlitz ...
We found six communities that share the name Austerlitz.
Within Kentucky, the name Austerlitz is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Washington 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 Austerlitz [Washington County].
- Massachusetts
- Berkshire 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 Massachusetts community of Austerlitz [Berkshire County].
- Michigan
- Kent 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 Michigan community of Austerlitz [Kent County].
- Mississippi
- Benton 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 Mississippi community of Austerlitz [Benton County].
- New York
- Columbia County
- This Austerlitz is located in Columbia County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Austerlitz that is located in Bourbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Austerlitz.
- Ohio
- Lucas County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lucas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Austerlitz.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Austerlitz ...
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.
- Bon Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Constant Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constant Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Station
- Constant Station is located in Clark County
- Forest Retreat
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Retreat
- Forest Retreat is located in Clark County
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Clark County
- Pretty Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Run
- Pretty Run is located in Clark County
- Saddlebrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddlebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrook
- Saddlebrook is located in Clark County
- Silver Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Clark County
- Stony Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
- Victory Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
- Victory Heights is located in Clark County
How Far From Austerlitz 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 Austerlitz to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Austerlitz and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Bourbon County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Austerlitz to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,825 miles [7,765.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Austerlitz. 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Austerlitz 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Austerlitz) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Austerlitz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0907, Longitude: -84.2175 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Austerlitz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Austerlitz to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.249 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.29 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.068 degrees. |