Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fenwick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fenwick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fenwick
- 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 Fenwick:
- 38.078688, -84.355490
- 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 Fenwick
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Fenwick is near Bourbon County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bourbon County
- eBird sighting report for Clark 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fenwick ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Fenwick.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Fenwick.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Fenwick lies 1,724 miles [2,774.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Fenwick that is located in Fayette County.
- Connecticut
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Fenwick is located in Charles County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<2> to the east of the Fenwick that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Fenwick.
- Worcester County
- This Fenwick is located in Worcester County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km] to the east of the Fenwick that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Fenwick.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- Nova Scotia
- This Fenwick lies 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fenwick that is located in Fayette County.
- Ontario
- This Fenwick lies 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fenwick that is located in Fayette County.
- South Carolina
- West Virginia
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fenwick ...
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.
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Fayette County
- Chilesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
- Chilesburg is located in Fayette County
- Columbus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Deep Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
- Elkhorn Parks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn Parks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Parks
- Elkhorn Parks is located in Fayette County
- Fairway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
- Hermitage Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Hermitage Hills is located in Fayette County
- Idle Hour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Jimtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Liberty Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Liberty Heights is located in Fayette County
- Pricetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Rockwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Silver Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Clark County
- Walnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County
How Far From Fenwick to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fenwick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fenwick and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Fenwick to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 399 miles [642.1 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 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fenwick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Fenwick 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fenwick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fenwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0787, Longitude: -84.3555 In this case, the coordinates for Fenwick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Fenwick 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 312.334 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.386 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.132 degrees. |