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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 Davenport Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Davenport Landing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Davenport Landing:
    • 37.236432, -86.919994
    • 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 Davenport Landing
  • 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 Muhlenberg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg County
    • Since Davenport Landing is near Butler County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Davenport Landing

Communities Also Named Davenport Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Davenport Landing.

Within Kentucky, the name Davenport Landing is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Davenport Landing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Santa Cruz County
      • This Davenport Landing is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 1,931 miles [3,107.6 km]<1> to the west of the Davenport Landing that is located in Muhlenberg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Davenport Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Davenport Landing ...

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.

  • Cool Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cool Springs is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
  • Gus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gus is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gus
  • Highview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Highview is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
  • Huntsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntsville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Ken Wye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ken Wye is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ken Wye
  • Knightsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Knightsburg is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsburg
  • Mining City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mining City is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
  • Paradise ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Pleasant Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Rockport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockport is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Silver City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver City is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Union Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Ridge is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge

How Far From Davenport Landing 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 Davenport Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Davenport Landing and extending to:

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Muhlenberg County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Davenport Landing to Greenville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 549 miles [883.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,378 miles [10,264.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,101 miles [11,428 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Davenport Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Davenport Landing 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 Davenport Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2364, Longitude: -86.9200       In this case, the coordinates for Davenport Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.919 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.085 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.487 degrees.