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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 Gordonsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gordonsville 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 Gordonsville:
- 36.842463, -87.017256
- 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 Gordonsville
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Gordonsville is near Todd County and also Robertson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Todd County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson 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 Gordonsville
Communities Also Named Gordonsville ...
We found five communities that are also named Gordonsville.
Within Kentucky, the name Gordonsville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lowndes County
- This Gordonsville is located in Lowndes County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the south of the Gordonsville that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Gordonsville.
- Minnesota
- Freeborn County
- This Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Gordonsville that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freeborn County community of Gordonsville.
- New Brunswick
- This Gordonsville lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gordonsville that is located in Logan County.
- Tennessee
- Smith County
- This Gordonsville is located in Smith County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Gordonsville that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Gordonsville.
- Virginia
- Louisa County
- This Gordonsville is located in Louisa County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gordonsville that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Gordonsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gordonsville ...
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.
- Cave Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Crossroad
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crossroad is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
- Edwards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Everett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Everett is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Henrysville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Henrysville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
- Justice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lickskillet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lickskillet is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Spa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spa is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spa
- Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Gordonsville 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 Gordonsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gordonsville and extending to:
- Russellville, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the East.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Gordonsville to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 561 miles [902.8 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 6,401 miles [10,301.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gordonsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Gordonsville 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 Gordonsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8425, Longitude: -87.0173 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.968 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.085 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.627 degrees. |
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