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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 Davistown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Davistown 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 Davistown:
- 37.692023, -84.695501
- 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 Davistown
- 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 Garrard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garrard County
- Since Davistown is near Boyle County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boyle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Davistown
Communities Also Named Davistown ...
We found seven communities that are also named Davistown.
There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Davistown.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Woodford County
- This Davistown is located in Woodford County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the north of the Davistown that is located in Garrard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodford County community of Davistown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jackson County
- This Davistown is located in Jackson County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Davistown that is located in Garrard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Davistown.
- North Carolina
- Edgecombe County
- This Davistown is located in Edgecombe County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Davistown that is located in Garrard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Davistown.
- McDowell County
- This Davistown is located in McDowell County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the southeast of the Davistown that is located in Garrard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Davistown.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Davistown is located in Fayette County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Davistown that is located in Garrard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Davistown.
- Greene County
- This Davistown is located in Greene County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the east northeast of the Davistown that is located in Garrard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Davistown.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Davistown is located in Florence County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the southeast of the Davistown that is located in Garrard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Davistown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Davistown ...
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.
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hall is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Hedgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Little Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickman
- Little Needmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Needmore
- Marksbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marksbury is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksbury
- Stone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Three Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Three Forks is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Toddville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Toddville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
How Far From Davistown 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 Davistown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Davistown and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Garrard County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Davistown to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> 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 423 miles [680.8 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 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,268 miles [10,087.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Davistown) 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 Davistown 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 Davistown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6920, Longitude: -84.6955 In this case, the coordinates for Davistown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.542 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.568 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.39 degrees. |
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