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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 Drennon Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drennon 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 Drennon Springs:
- 38.507844, -85.053841
- 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 Drennon 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Drennon Springs is near Owen County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Owen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Drennon Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drennon 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.
- Carson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Easterday
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Easterday is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterday
- Elmburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elmburg is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmburg
- Eminence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- English
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- English is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Indian Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Lockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- North Pleasureville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Pleasureville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pleasureville
- Pleasant Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Home is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Pleasureville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Trimble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Slabtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Slabtown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Squiresville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Squiresville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squiresville
- Sulphur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Drennon 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 Drennon Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Drennon Springs and extending to:
- New Castle, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Drennon Springs to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 432 miles [695.2 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 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 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 from Point A (ie- Drennon Springs) 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 Drennon 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 Drennon Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5078, Longitude: -85.0538 In this case, the coordinates for Drennon Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.771 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.948 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.319 degrees. |
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