Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Daysville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Daysville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Daysville
- 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 Daysville:
- 36.802264, -87.066943
- 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 Daysville
- 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 Todd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Todd County
- Since Daysville is near Logan County and also Robertson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Logan County
- eBird sighting report for Robertson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Daysville ...
We found eight communities that share the name Daysville.
Within Kentucky, the name Daysville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Illinois
- Maryland
- New York
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Daysville ...
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 east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Todd County
- Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Dot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Everett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Gordonsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Justice
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Keysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Lickskillet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickskillet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Lickskillet is located in Logan County
- Tabernacle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tabernacle is located in Todd County
- Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Daysville 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 Daysville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Daysville and extending to:
- Elkton, which is the Seat of Todd County, lies just to the West.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Daysville 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 565 miles [909.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Daysville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Daysville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Daysville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8023, Longitude: -87.0669 In this case, the coordinates for Daysville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Daysville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Daysville 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 313.997 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.114 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.658 degrees. |