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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 Diamond Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Diamond Springs 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 Diamond Springs:
- 37.035601, -86.975830
- 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 Diamond Springs
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Diamond Springs is near Muhlenberg County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Diamond Springs
Communities Also Named Diamond Springs ...
We found five communities that are also named Diamond Springs.
Within Kentucky, the name Diamond Springs is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Diamond Springs is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Diamond Springs that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Diamond Springs.
- Kansas
- Morris County
- This Diamond Springs is located in Morris County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Diamond Springs that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Diamond Springs.
- Michigan
- Allegan County
- This Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the north of the Diamond Springs that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Diamond Springs.
- Nevada
- Eureka County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Eureka County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Diamond Springs.
- Virginia
- Virginia Beach City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Diamond Springs [Virginia Beach City].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Diamond Springs ...
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.
- Deer Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Dunmor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edwards is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Gus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gus is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gus
- Harper Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harper Crossroads is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Crossroads
- Henrysville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Henrysville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
- Hollow Bill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hollow Bill is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Bill
- Jason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jason is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Lewisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lost City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Spa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spa is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spa
- Wolf Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
How Far From Diamond Springs 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 Diamond Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Diamond Springs and extending to:
- Russellville, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Diamond Springs to Russellville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,113 miles [11,447.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Diamond Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Diamond Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Diamond Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Diamond Springs 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 Diamond Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0356, Longitude: -86.9758 In this case, the coordinates for Diamond Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.948 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.09 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.561 degrees. |
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