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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 Donerail, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Donerail 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 Donerail:
    • 38.149242, -84.534941
    • 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 Donerail
  • 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since Donerail is near Scott County and also Woodford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Woodford 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 Donerail

Curious and Interesting Names Near Donerail ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clabber Bottom
  • Colony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Colony is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Deep Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
  • Elk Chester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Chester
  • Elkhorn Parks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkhorn Parks is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Parks
  • Faywood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Faywood is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faywood
  • Gardenside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gardenside is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Great Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Great Crossing is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Crossing
  • Hermitage Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hermitage Hills is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
  • Holiday Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Hills is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Peak
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Peak is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
    • Pine Meadows
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Pine Meadows is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
    • Rockwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockwood is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Sandersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Sandersville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
    • Zion Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Zion Hill is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Donerail and extending to:

  • Lexington, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Donerail to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> 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 408 miles [656.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Donerail) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Donerail 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 Donerail. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1492, Longitude: -84.5349       In this case, the coordinates for Donerail have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.446 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.524 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.191 degrees.