Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in College Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to College Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for College Heights
- 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 College Heights:
- 37.740205, -83.069766
- 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 College Heights
- 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 Magoffin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
- Since College Heights is near Johnson County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 College Heights ...
We found 21 communities that share the name College Heights.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named College Heights.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of College Heights [Warren County].
- Warren County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coffee County
- This College Heights is located in Coffee County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<2> to the south southwest of the College Heights that is located in Magoffin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of College Heights.
- Alberta
- This College Heights lies 1,786 miles [2,874.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the College Heights that is located in Magoffin County.
- Arkansas
- Drew County
- This College Heights is located in Drew County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the College Heights that is located in Magoffin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of College Heights.
- British Columbia
- This College Heights lies 2,171 miles [3,493.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the College Heights that is located in Magoffin County.
- California
- Kern County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of College Heights [Kern County].
- San Bernardino County
- This College Heights is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,940 miles [3,122.1 km]<2> to the west of the College Heights that is located in Magoffin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of College Heights.
- San Diego County
- This College Heights is located in San Diego County and lies 1,936 miles [3,115.7 km] to the west of the College Heights that is located in Magoffin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of College Heights.
- Santa Cruz 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 College Heights [Santa Cruz County].
- Colorado
- La Plata County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of College Heights [La Plata County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This College Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<2> to the south of the College Heights that is located in Magoffin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of College Heights.
- Georgia
- Dougherty County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of College Heights [Dougherty County].
- Muscogee 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 Georgia community of College Heights [Muscogee County].
- Illinois
- Saline County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of College Heights [Saline County].
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This College Heights is located in Prince George's County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the College Heights that is located in Magoffin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of College Heights.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This College Heights is located in Berks County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<2> to the east northeast of the College Heights that is located in Magoffin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of College Heights.
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- This College Heights is located in Darlington County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the College Heights that is located in Magoffin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of College Heights.
- Greenville County
- This College Heights is located in Greenville County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the south of the College Heights that is located in Magoffin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of College Heights.
- Tennessee
- Putnam County
- This College Heights is located in Putnam County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the College Heights that is located in Magoffin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of College Heights.
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of College Heights [Washington County].
- Utah
- Weber County
- This College Heights is located in Weber County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the College Heights that is located in Magoffin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of College Heights.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near College Heights ...
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.
- Burning Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burning Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Fork
- Burning Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Dixie
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Elsie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Gullett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Lakeville
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Lickburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Lower Burning Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burning Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burning Fork
- Lower Burning Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Mashfork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Mason
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Stringtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Magoffin County
- Sublett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
How Far From College Heights 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 College Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in College Heights and extending to:
- Salyersville, which is the Seat of Magoffin County, lies just to the North.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from College Heights to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 336 miles [540.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,790 miles [7,708.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for College Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 College Heights 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- College Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in College Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7402, Longitude: -83.0698 In this case, the coordinates for College Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 College Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.543 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.431 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.671 degrees. |