Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cardinal Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cardinal Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cardinal Valley
- 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 Valley:
- 38.053132, -84.544107
- 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 Cardinal Valley
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Cardinal Valley is near Jessamine County and also Woodford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jessamine County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cardinal Valley ...
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
- Chevy Chase is located in Fayette County
- Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Elk Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Chester
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
- Elkhorn Parks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn Parks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Parks
- Elkhorn Parks is located in Fayette County
- Fairway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
- Garden Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Springs
- Garden Springs is located in Fayette County
- Gardenside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
- Gardenside is located in Fayette County
- Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Fayette County
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- 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 Fayette County
- Liberty Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Liberty Heights is located in Fayette County
- Little Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Little Georgetown is located in Fayette County
- Open Gates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Open Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Gates
- Open Gates is located in Fayette County
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- Pine Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
- Pine Meadows is located in Fayette County
- Rockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Sandersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Sandersville is located in Fayette County
- Shadeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Meadows
How Far From Cardinal Valley 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 Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cardinal Valley 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 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Cardinal Valley to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,840 miles [7,789.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cardinal Valley. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cardinal Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cardinal Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0531, Longitude: -84.5441 In this case, the coordinates for Cardinal Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cardinal Valley 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 312.451 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.516 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.222 degrees. |