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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 Axtel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Axtel 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 Axtel:
- 37.644223, -86.475813
- 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 Axtel
- 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 Breckinridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
- Since Axtel is near Grayson County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Axtel
Communities Also Named Axtel ...
We found one communities that are also named Axtel.
Within Kentucky, the name Axtel is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Axtel in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Erie County
- This Axtel is located in Erie County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Axtel that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Axtel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Axtel ...
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.
- Cave Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cobblers Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cobblers Knob is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblers Knob
- Falling Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Falling Branch is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Branch
- Falls-of-Rough
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Glen Dean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Hickory Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Corner is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
- Horn Back Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Indian Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Kingswood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingswood is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Madrid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Madrid is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Rockvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockvale is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
How Far From Axtel 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 Axtel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Axtel and extending to:
- Hardinsburg, which is the Seat of Breckinridge County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Axtel to Hardinsburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 518 miles [833.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,940 miles [7,950.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Axtel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Axtel 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 Axtel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6442, Longitude: -86.4758 In this case, the coordinates for Axtel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.651 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.834 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.187 degrees. |
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