Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Colesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colesburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Colesburg
- 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 Colesburg:
- 37.784786, -85.773849
- 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 Colesburg
- 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Since Colesburg is near Bullitt County and also Nelson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bullitt County
- eBird sighting report for Nelson 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 Colesburg ...
We found four communities that share the name Colesburg.
Within Kentucky, the name Colesburg is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colesburg ...
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.
- Booth
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Nelson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <3>
- Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Elizabethtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <3>
- Indian Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Hardin County
- Long View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Hardin County
- Tunnel Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
- Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
- Younger Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Younger Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
- Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
How Far From Colesburg to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Colesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colesburg and extending to:
- Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Colesburg to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 479 miles [770.9 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 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,904 miles [7,892.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hardin County: www.hcky.org/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Colesburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7848, Longitude: -85.7738 In this case, the coordinates for Colesburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Colesburg 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 313.214 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.352 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.839 degrees. |