Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in La Grange, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Grange and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for La Grange
- 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 La Grange:
- 38.408600, -85.379200
- 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 La Grange
- 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 Oldham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oldham County
- Since La Grange is near Henry County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Henry County
- eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 La Grange ...
We found twenty communities that share the name La Grange.
Within Kentucky, the name La Grange is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Brown County
- This La Grange is located in Brown County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the La Grange that is located in Oldham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of La Grange.
- Cook County
- This La Grange is located in Cook County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the north northwest of the La Grange that is located in Oldham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of La Grange.
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New York
- Dutchess County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of La Grange [Dutchess County].
- Orange County
- This La Grange is located in Orange County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the La Grange that is located in Oldham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of La Grange.
- Wyoming County
- This La Grange is located in Wyoming County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km] to the northeast of the La Grange that is located in Oldham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of La Grange.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Fayette County
- This La Grange is located in Fayette County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the La Grange that is located in Oldham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of La Grange.
- Red River County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Red River County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of La Grange.
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of La Grange [Augusta County].
- King George County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of La Grange [King George County].
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Grange ...
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.
- Cedar Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedar Point is located in Oldham County
- Chestnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Grove is located in Shelby County
- Floydsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floydsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydsburg
- Floydsburg is located in Oldham County
- Germany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Glenarm
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Greenhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
- Greenhaven is located in Oldham County
- Halls Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Landing
- Halls Landing is located in Oldham County
- Park Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Pewee Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pewee Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewee Valley
- Pewee Valley is located in Oldham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pewee Valley <5>
- Skylight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Sulphur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Sulphur is located in Henry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur <5>
- Todds Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todds Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Point
- Todds Point is located in Shelby County
How Far From La Grange 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 city such as La Grange to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in La Grange and extending to:
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from La Grange to Frankfort, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 450 miles [724.2 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 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,262 miles [10,077.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,861 miles [7,823 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Grange. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oldham County: www.oldhamcounty.net/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 La Grange, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- La Grange) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Grange. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4086, Longitude: -85.3792 |
| <3> | 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 La Grange 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 La Grange to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.975 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.167 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.493 degrees. |