Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Catnip, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Catnip and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Catnip
- 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 Catnip:
- 37.932978, -84.557682
- 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 Catnip
- 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 Jessamine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jessamine County
- Since Catnip is near Fayette County and also Woodford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Catnip ...
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.
- Blueberry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blueberry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
- Blueberry Hill is located in Fayette County
- Chevy Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Gamesway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Garden Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- 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
- Indian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- 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
- Jonestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Little Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Little Texas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Little Texas is located in Fayette County
- Open Gates
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- 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
- Pine Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- 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
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Shadeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Spears
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Stoneybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Stoneybrook is located in Fayette County
- Twin Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Union Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Union Mills is located in Jessamine County
- Vineyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
- Shadeland
How Far From Catnip 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 Catnip 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<2> community of Catnip once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Catnip and extending to:
- Nicholasville, which is the Seat of Jessamine County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Catnip to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 412 miles [663 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | 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 Catnip, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Catnip) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Catnip. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9330, Longitude: -84.5577 In this case, the coordinates for Catnip have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Catnip to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.458 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.507 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.262 degrees. |