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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 Bourbon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bourbon 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 Bourbon:
- 37.052022, -84.622441
- 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 Bourbon
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Bourbon is near Wayne County and also McCreary County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary 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 Bourbon
Communities Also Named Bourbon ...
We found six communities that are also named Bourbon.
Within Kentucky, the name Bourbon is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Douglas County
- This Bourbon is located in Douglas County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bourbon that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Bourbon.
- Indiana
- Marshall County
- This Bourbon is located in Marshall County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bourbon that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Bourbon.
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This Bourbon is located in Washington County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bourbon that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bourbon.
- Missouri
- Boone County
- This Bourbon is located in Boone County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bourbon that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Bourbon.
- Crawford County
- This Bourbon is located in Crawford County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km] to the west northwest of the Bourbon that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Bourbon.
- Oregon
- Sherman County
- This Bourbon is located in Sherman County and lies 1,941 miles [3,123.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bourbon that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Bourbon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bourbon ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Drum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Drum is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum
- Hail
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hail is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Kidder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kidder is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
- Kingbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingbee is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingbee
- Nancy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Naomi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Naomi is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Oil Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Center is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Piney Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Pointer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pointer is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointer
- Science Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Trimble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
How Far From Bourbon 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 Bourbon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bourbon and extending to:
- Somerset, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Bourbon to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,011 miles [11,283.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,887 miles [7,864.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bourbon) 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 Bourbon 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 Bourbon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0520, Longitude: -84.6224 In this case, the coordinates for Bourbon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.489 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.416 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.535 degrees. |
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