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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 Delaplain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delaplain 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 Delaplain:
- 38.273685, -84.548553
- 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 Delaplain
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Delaplain is near Harrison County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Delaplain
Communities Also Named Delaplain ...
We found one communities that are also named Delaplain.
Within Kentucky, the name Delaplain is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Delaplain in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Delaplain [Elko County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delaplain ...
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.
- Clabber Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clabber Bottom
- Cranetown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cranetown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranetown
- Double Culvert
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Double Culvert is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Culvert
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Great Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Great Crossing is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Crossing
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Mallard Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mallard Point is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Muddy Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Ford is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Ford
- Rogers Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rogers Gap is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Gap
- Skinnersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Skinnersburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersburg
- Turkey Foot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Foot is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot
How Far From Delaplain 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 Delaplain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Delaplain and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the South.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Delaplain to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 407 miles [655 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Delaplain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Delaplain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Delaplain 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 Delaplain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2737, Longitude: -84.5486 In this case, the coordinates for Delaplain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.455 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.552 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.161 degrees. |
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