Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dark Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dark Hollow and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dark Hollow

• 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 Dark Hollow:
  • 38.888939, -86.539439
  • 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 Dark Hollow

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Dark Hollow is near Monroe County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Dark Hollow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dark Hollow ...

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.

• Chapel Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Coveyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coveyville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coveyville
• Erie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Erie is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Eureka
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Eureka is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Harrodsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
• Judah
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Judah is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
• Needmore
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Needmore is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Peerless
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Peerless is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
• Popcorn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
• Red Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Hill is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Riverview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Riverview is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Silverville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Silverville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville

How Far From Dark Hollow 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 Dark Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dark Hollow and extending to:

• Bedford, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Dark Hollow to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 510 miles [820.8 km] to the east (E). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,012 miles [11,284.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,889 miles [7,868.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'