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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 Eastland Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastland Park 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 Eastland Park:
    • 36.959486, -86.438324
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Eastland Park
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Eastland Park ...

We found two communities that share the name Eastland Park.

There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Eastland Park.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Eastland Park in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Kentucky ...
    • Fayette County
      • This Eastland Park is located in Fayette County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eastland Park that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Eastland Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Eastland Park is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Eastland Park that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Eastland Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastland Park ...

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.

  • Blue Level
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Level
    • Blue Level is located in Warren County
  • Bowling Green
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Bowling Green is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
    • Former names for Bowling Green:
    • Bolin Green
    • McFadden's Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <3>
  • Greenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Warren County
  • Hardcastle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardcastle
    • Hardcastle is located in Warren County
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Indian Hills is located in Warren County
  • Lost River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
    • Lost River is located in Warren County
  • Plum Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
    • Plum Springs is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Rich Pond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Pond
    • Rich Pond is located in Warren County
  • Three Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
    • Three Springs is located in Warren County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eastland Park and extending to:

  • Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Eastland Park to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,372 miles [10,254.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eastland Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Eastland Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eastland Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9595, Longitude: -86.4383       In this case, the coordinates for Eastland Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Eastland Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.61 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.69 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.345 degrees.




 

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