Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cambridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cambridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cambridge
- 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 Cambridge:
- 38.221720, -85.616679
- 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 Cambridge
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Cambridge is near Clark County and also Oldham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- eBird sighting report for Oldham 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
Communities Also Named Cambridge ...
We found 42 communities that share the name Cambridge.
Within Kentucky, the name Cambridge is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 42 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 42 communities, 39 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Bannock County
- This Cambridge is located in Bannock County and lies 1,418 miles [2,282 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cambridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bannock County community of Cambridge.
- Washington County
- This Cambridge is located in Washington County and lies 1,656 miles [2,665.1 km] to the west northwest of the Cambridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cambridge.
- Illinois
- Henry County
- This Cambridge is located in Henry County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cambridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Cambridge.
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Cambridge [Lake County].
- Iowa
- Henry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Cambridge [Henry County].
- Story County
- This Cambridge is located in Story County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cambridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Story County community of Cambridge.
- Kansas
- Cowley County
- This Cambridge is located in Cowley County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the west of the Cambridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Cambridge.
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cambridge [Johnson County].
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Cambridge is located in Middlesex County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cambridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Cambridge.
- Worcester County
- This Cambridge is located in Worcester County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km] to the east northeast of the Cambridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Cambridge.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Cambridge is located in Cumberland County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cambridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Cambridge.
- Pitt County
- This Cambridge is located in Pitt County and lies 489 miles [787 km] to the east southeast of the Cambridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Cambridge.
- Rockingham County
- This Cambridge is located in Rockingham County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km] to the east southeast of the Cambridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Cambridge.
- Nova Scotia
- This Cambridge lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cambridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- Ohio
- Guernsey County
- This Cambridge is located in Guernsey County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cambridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Cambridge.
- Jackson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Jackson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Cambridge.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Cambridge is located in Chester County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cambridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Cambridge.
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Cambridge [Crawford County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Cambridge lies 1,294 miles [2,082.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cambridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- South Carolina
- Greenwood County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Cambridge [Greenwood County].
- Spartanburg County
- This Cambridge is located in Spartanburg County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cambridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Cambridge.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Clay County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Clay County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Cambridge.
- Grayson County
- This Cambridge is located in Grayson County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cambridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Cambridge.
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cambridge ...
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.
- Cherokee Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Garden
- Cherokee Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Cherrywood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
- Cherrywood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Crossgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Fern Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Creek
- Fern Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fern Creek <5>
- Griffytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffytown
- Griffytown is located in Jefferson County
- Highgate Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate Springs
- Highgate Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Hollow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Creek
- Hollow Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,971 people
- Meadow Vale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Vale
- Meadow Vale is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
- Mockingbird Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mockingbird Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Valley
- Mockingbird Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Moorland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
- Plantation is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Richlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Riverwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Robinswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinswood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
- Robinswood is located in Jefferson County
- Rolling Fields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
- Rolling Fields is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Rolling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Seminary Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Village
- Seminary Village is located in Jefferson County
- Thornhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Winding Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Falls
- Winding Falls is located in Jefferson County
- Windy Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Windy Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
- Woodlawn Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
- Woodlawn Park is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
- Richlawn
How Far From Cambridge 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 city such as Cambridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cambridge and extending to:
- Louisville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Cambridge to Frankfort, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 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 27 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cambridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.loukymetro.org/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cambridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cambridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2217, Longitude: -85.6167 In this case, the coordinates for Cambridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Cambridge 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. |
| <3> | 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 Cambridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Cambridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.122 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.308 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.65 degrees. |