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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 Bachelors Rest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bachelors Rest 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 Bachelors Rest:
- 38.644635, -84.235365
- 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 Bachelors Rest
- 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 Pendleton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pendleton County
- Since Bachelors Rest is near Bracken County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bracken County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Bachelors Rest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bachelors Rest ...
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.
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berry is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boston is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Claysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Claysville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Durbintown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Durbintown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbintown
- Four Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Four Oaks is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
- Gertrude
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gertrude is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Johnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsville is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meridian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meridian is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Powersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunrise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Willow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Willow Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Bachelors Rest 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 Bachelors Rest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bachelors Rest and extending to:
- Falmouth, which is the Seat of Pendleton County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Bachelors Rest to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Bachelors Rest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bachelors Rest 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 Bachelors Rest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6446, Longitude: -84.2354 In this case, the coordinates for Bachelors Rest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.26 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.383 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.914 degrees. |
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