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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 Braxton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Braxton 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 Braxton:
- 37.841524, -84.805730
- 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 Braxton
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Braxton is near Woodford County and also Jessamine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Woodford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jessamine 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 Braxton
Communities Also Named Braxton ...
We found four communities that are also named Braxton.
Within Kentucky, the name Braxton is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Braxton [Orange County].
- Mississippi
- Simpson County
- This Braxton is located in Simpson County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Braxton that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Braxton.
- Tennessee
- Cannon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Braxton [Cannon County].
- West Virginia
- Braxton County
- This Braxton is located in Braxton County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Braxton that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Braxton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Braxton ...
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.
- Bondville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bondville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondville
- Ebenezer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Harrodsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- High Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mayo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nonesuch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
- Oregon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oregon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Shakertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shakertown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakertown
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Terrapin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Terrapin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin
How Far From Braxton 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 Braxton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Braxton and extending to:
- Harrodsburg, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Braxton to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 426 miles [685.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,861 miles [7,823 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Braxton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Braxton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Braxton 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 Braxton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8415, Longitude: -84.8057 In this case, the coordinates for Braxton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.612 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.67 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.397 degrees. |
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