Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nicholasville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nicholasville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nicholasville
- 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 Nicholasville:
- 33.866847, -83.753680
- 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 Nicholasville
- 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 Walton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walton County
- Since Nicholasville is near Barrow County and also Gwinnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Barrow County
- eBird sighting report for Gwinnett 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 Nicholasville ...
We found three communities that share the name Nicholasville.
There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Nicholasville.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Nicholasville in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Early County
- This Nicholasville is located in Early County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Nicholasville that is located in Walton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Early County community of Nicholasville.
- Miller County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Nicholasville [Miller County].
- Early County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Jessamine County
- This Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the north of the Nicholasville that is located in Walton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jessamine County community of Nicholasville.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nicholasville ...
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.
- Between
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Between is located in Walton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Carl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Barrow County
- Frogtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Good Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Good Hope is located in Walton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Hope <4>
- Gratis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Overlook Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Point
- Overlook Point is located in Walton County
- Split Silk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Split Silk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Whistleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whistleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistleville
- Whistleville is located in Barrow County
- Willow Wind
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Wind have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wind
- Willow Wind is located in Gwinnett County
- Youth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Youth is located in Walton County
How Far From Nicholasville 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 Nicholasville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nicholasville and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Walton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Nicholasville to Atlanta, 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 509 miles [819.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,108 miles [11,439.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nicholasville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walton County: www.waltoncountyga.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Nicholasville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nicholasville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8668, Longitude: -83.7537 |
| <2> | 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 Nicholasville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Nicholasville 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 311.887 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.271 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.01 degrees. |