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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 Danby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Danby 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 Danby:
- 36.882543, -86.919441
- 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 Danby
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Danby is near Todd County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Todd County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Danby
Communities Also Named Danby ...
We found seven communities that are also named Danby.
Within Kentucky, the name Danby is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Danby is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,594 miles [2,565.3 km]<1> to the west of the Danby that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Danby.
- Kansas
- Ness 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 Kansas community of Danby [Ness County].
- Michigan
- Ionia 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 Danby [Ionia County].
- Missouri
- Jefferson County
- This Danby is located in Jefferson County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Danby that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Danby.
- New York
- Tompkins County
- This Danby is located in Tompkins County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Danby that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of Danby.
- Quebec
- This Danby lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Danby that is located in Logan County.
- Vermont
- Rutland County
- This Danby is located in Rutland County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Danby that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Danby.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Danby ...
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.
- Cave Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crossroad is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
- Dennis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Edwards
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edwards is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Everett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Everett is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Gordonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Henrysville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Henrysville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Justice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lost City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Spa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spa is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spa
How Far From Danby 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 Danby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Danby and extending to:
- Russellville, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Danby to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,395 miles [10,291.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,117 miles [11,453.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Danby) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Danby 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> | 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 Danby 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 Danby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8825, Longitude: -86.9194 In this case, the coordinates for Danby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.908 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.022 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.574 degrees. |
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