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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 Davis Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Davis Hill 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 Davis Hill:
    • 37.648687, -84.836618
    • 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 Davis Hill
  • 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 Davis Hill ...

We found two communities that share the name Davis Hill.

Within Kentucky, the name Davis Hill is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Colleton County
      • This Davis Hill is located in Colleton County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Davis Hill that is located in Boyle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Davis Hill.
    • Texas
      • Liberty County
      • Although located in Liberty County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Davis Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Davis Hill ...

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.

  • Butchertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
    • Butchertown is located in Casey County
  • Danville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Boyle County
  • Harrodsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
    • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <3>
  • Hedgeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
    • Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
  • Junction City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Boyle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <3>
  • Little Needmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Needmore
    • Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
  • Needmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Boyle County
  • Nevada
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
    • Nevada is located in Mercer County
  • Parksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stringtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Stringtown is located in Mercer County

How Far From Davis Hill 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 Davis Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Danville, which is the Seat of Boyle County, lies just to the East.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Davis Hill to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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- Davis Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Davis Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6487, Longitude: -84.8366       In this case, the coordinates for Davis Hill 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 Davis Hill 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 312.629 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.662 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.464 degrees.









 

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