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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arctic Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arctic Springs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Arctic Springs:
- 38.286394, -85.708733
- 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 Arctic 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Arctic Springs is near Jefferson County and also Floyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Arctic Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arctic 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.
- Cementville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cementville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cementville
- Cherokee Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Garden is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Garden
- Cherrywood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherrywood Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crossgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crossgate is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- German Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- German Town is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Town
- Glenview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrods Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hills and Dales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hills and Dales is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Juniper Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Juniper Beach is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mockingbird Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mockingbird Valley is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Richlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richlawn is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Riverside Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Beach is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Beach
- Riverwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riverwood is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Robinswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Robinswood is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
- Rolling Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Fields is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Seminary Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seminary Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Village
- Thornhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thornhill is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Winding Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Winding Falls is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Falls
- Windy Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
- Woodlawn Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Arctic 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 Arctic Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Arctic Springs and extending to:
- Jeffersonville, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the West.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Arctic Springs to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arctic Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Arctic Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arctic Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2864, Longitude: -85.7087 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.18 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.385 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.674 degrees. |
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