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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 Blue Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Gap 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 Blue Gap:
- 37.690200, -85.562320
- 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 Blue Gap
- 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 Nelson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
- Since Blue Gap is near Larue County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Larue County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Blue Gap
Communities Also Named Blue Gap ...
We found two communities that are also named Blue Gap.
Within Kentucky, the name Blue Gap is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This Blue Gap is located in Apache County and lies 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km]<1> to the west of the Blue Gap that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Blue Gap.
- Texas
- Runnels County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Runnels County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Runnels County community of Blue Gap.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Gap ...
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.
- Balltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gandertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gethsemane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Gleanings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Howardstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Leafdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leafdale is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leafdale
- Lyons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lyons is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Younger Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Blue Gap 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 Blue Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blue Gap and extending to:
- Bardstown, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Gap to Bardstown, with an average speed<4> 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 51 miles [82.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,024 miles [11,304 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blue Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Blue Gap 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 Blue Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6902, Longitude: -85.5623 In this case, the coordinates for Blue Gap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.08 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.185 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.771 degrees. |
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