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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 Gurley Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gurley Corner 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 Gurley Corner:
- 38.859229, -84.858282
- 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 Gurley Corner
- 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 Switzerland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Switzerland County
- Since Gurley Corner is near Ohio County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Gurley Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gurley Corner ...
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.
- Beaverlick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beaverlick is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlick
- Big Bone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Big Bone is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bone
- Blue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hueys Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hueys Corners is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueys Corners
- Markland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Markland is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markland
- Napoleon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Napoleon is located in Gallatin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Patriot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rabbit Hash
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Hash is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hash
- Former name for Rabbit Hash:
- Carlton
- Rising Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Gurley Corner 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 Gurley Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gurley Corner and extending to:
- Vevay, which is the Seat of Switzerland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gurley Corner to Vevay, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 420 miles [675.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gurley Corner) 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 Gurley Corner 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 Gurley Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8592, Longitude: -84.8583 In this case, the coordinates for Gurley Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.65 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.859 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.131 degrees. |
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