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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 Cullen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cullen 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 Cullen:
- 37.589489, -87.878077
- 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 Cullen
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Cullen is near Webster County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Cullen
Communities Also Named Cullen ...
We found five communities that are also named Cullen.
Within Kentucky, the name Cullen is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Webster Parish
- This Cullen is located in Webster Parish and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cullen that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster Parish community of Cullen.
- New York
- Herkimer County
- This Cullen is located in Herkimer County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cullen that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Cullen.
- Saskatchewan
- This Cullen lies 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cullen that is located in Union County.
- Virginia
- Charlotte County
- This Cullen is located in Charlotte County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cullen that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Cullen.
- Wisconsin
- Oconto County
- This Cullen is located in Oconto County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the north of the Cullen that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of Cullen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cullen ...
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.
- Arnold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Boxville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boxville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxville
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Derby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Free Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Givens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Givens is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
- Hazel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Hearin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hearin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearin
- Little Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Zion is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion
- Pride
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pride is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride
- Rock Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Spring is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Virginia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Virginia is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
How Far From Cullen 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 Cullen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cullen and extending to:
- Morganfield, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Cullen to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Cullen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cullen 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 Cullen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5895, Longitude: -87.8781 In this case, the coordinates for Cullen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.536 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.843 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.827 degrees. |
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