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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 Delafield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delafield 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 Delafield:
    • 37.011153, -86.445823
    • 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 Delafield
  • 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Since Delafield is near Edmonson County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Edmonson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Delafield

Communities Also Named Delafield ...

We found two communities that are also named Delafield.

Within Kentucky, the name Delafield is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Hamilton County
      • This Delafield is located in Hamilton County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Delafield that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Delafield.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waukesha County
      • This Delafield is located in Waukesha County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Delafield that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Delafield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Delafield ...

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.

  • Anna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Anna is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Blue Level
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Level is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Level
  • Bowling Green
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowling Green is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
    • Former names for Bowling Green:
    • Bolin Green
    • McFadden's Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <2>
  • Greencastle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greencastle is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Hills is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Lost River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lost River is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
  • Plum Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Plum Springs is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Sand Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sand Hill is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Sunnyside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyside is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Three Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Three Springs is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs

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

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

  • Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Delafield to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,967 miles [7,993.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Delafield) 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 Delafield 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 Delafield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0112, Longitude: -86.4458       In this case, the coordinates for Delafield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.616 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.704 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.335 degrees.