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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 Dunmor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunmor 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 Dunmor:
- 37.073399, -86.996194
- 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 Dunmor
- 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 Muhlenberg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg County
- Since Dunmor is near Logan County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Dunmor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunmor ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Springs is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Gus
(5 miles [8 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 east)
- Harper Crossroads is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Crossroads
- Hollow Bill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hollow Bill is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Bill
- Jason
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jason is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Lewisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Ridge is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Wolf Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Dunmor 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 Dunmor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dunmor and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Muhlenberg County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dunmor to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 139 miles [223.7 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 556 miles [894.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,112 miles [11,445.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,987 miles [8,025.8 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dunmor) 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 Dunmor 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 Dunmor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0734, Longitude: -86.9962 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.962 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.111 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.561 degrees. |
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