Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cardinal Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cardinal Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cardinal 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 Cardinal Hill:
  • 38.042855, -84.538829
  • 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 Cardinal 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Cardinal Hill is near Jessamine County and also Woodford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jessamine County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Woodford 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 Cardinal Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cardinal 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.

• Chevy Chase
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chevy Chase is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
• Colony
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Colony is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
• Fairway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fairway is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
• Garden Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Garden Springs is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Springs
• Gardenside
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gardenside is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
• Holiday Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Indian Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Indian Hills is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Liberty Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Heights is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
• Open Gates
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Open Gates is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Gates
• Pine Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pine Meadows is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
• Sandersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sandersville is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
• Shadeland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shadeland is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
• Twin Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

How Far From Cardinal Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cardinal Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cardinal Hill and extending to:

• Lexington, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Cardinal Hill to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 409 miles [658.2 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 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'