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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 Castle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Castle 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 Castle:
- 38.22553, -85.065553
- 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 Castle
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Castle is near Shelby County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Castle
Communities Also Named Castle ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Castle.
There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Castle.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Martin County
- This Castle is located in Martin County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the east of the Castle that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Castle.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Merced 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 California community of Castle [Merced County].
- San Joaquin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Castle [San Joaquin County].
- Indiana
- Randolph 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 Indiana community of Castle [Randolph County].
- Michigan
- Saginaw 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 Michigan community of Castle [Saginaw County].
- Minnesota
- Washington 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 Minnesota community of Castle [Washington County].
- Missouri
- Andrew County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Andrew County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Andrew County community of Castle.
- Sullivan 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 Missouri community of Castle [Sullivan County].
- New York
- Westchester 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 New York community of Castle [Westchester County].
- Oklahoma
- Okfuskee County
- This Castle is located in Okfuskee County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Castle that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okfuskee County community of Castle.
- Oregon
- Morrow County
- This Castle is located in Morrow County and lies 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Castle that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Castle.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Castle is located in Davis County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Castle that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Castle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Castle ...
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.
- Bagdad
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Christianburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Village
- Elmburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elmburg is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmburg
- Evergreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Flag Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flag Fork is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Fork
- Harvieland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harvieland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvieland
- Hemp Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hemp Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp Ridge
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- North Pleasureville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Pleasureville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pleasureville
- Old Christianburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Christianburg is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Christianburg
- Pleasureville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Castle 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 Castle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Castle once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Castle and extending to:
- Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the east. If you could drive a straight line from Castle to Louisa, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 435 miles [700.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,980 miles [11,233.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,855 miles [7,813.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Castle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Castle 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 Castle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Castle 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 Castle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2255, Longitude: -85.0656 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.777 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.914 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.404 degrees. |
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