Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buttimer Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buttimer Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buttimer Hill
- 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 Buttimer Hill:
- 38.199355, -84.888656
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Buttimer Hill
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Buttimer Hill is near Woodford County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Woodford County
- eBird sighting report for Shelby 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buttimer Hill ...
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.
- Big Eddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Duckers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Farmdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Forks of Elkhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks of Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Elkhorn
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
- Harvieland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvieland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvieland
- Harvieland is located in Franklin County
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Franklin County
- Jett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Lanes Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mill
- Lanes Mill is located in Franklin County
- Peaks Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peaks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks Mill
- Peaks Mill is located in Franklin County
- Slickway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Woodlake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Woodlake is located in Franklin County
How Far From Buttimer Hill 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 Buttimer Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Buttimer Hill and extending to:
- Frankfort, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the East.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 426 miles [685.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Buttimer Hill to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buttimer Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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- Buttimer Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buttimer Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1994, Longitude: -84.8887 |
| <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 Buttimer Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.666 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.783 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.333 degrees. |