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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 Barrallton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barrallton 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 Barrallton:
- 38.038958, -85.798850
- 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 Barrallton
- 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 Bullitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bullitt County
- Since Barrallton is near Jefferson County and also Harrison 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 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 Barrallton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barrallton ...
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.
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Fishtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fishtown is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
- Fox Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Gap in Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gap in Knob is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap in Knob
- Happy Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Happy Hollow is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Heritage Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
- Former name for Heritage Creek:
- Minor Lane Heights
- Hillview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hillview is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
- Hunters Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Meadow Lawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Lawn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn
- Pioneer Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
- Prairie Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Rosewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rosewood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Salt River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salt River is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt River
- Shepherdsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Valley Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Downs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Downs
- Valley Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Gardens
- Valley Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Barrallton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Barrallton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Barrallton and extending to:
- Shepherdsville, which is the Seat of Bullitt County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Barrallton to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 477 miles [767.7 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 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barrallton) 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 Barrallton 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 Barrallton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0390, Longitude: -85.7989 In this case, the coordinates for Barrallton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.234 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.411 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.781 degrees. |
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