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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 Gracey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gracey 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 Gracey:
    • 36.878166, -87.662177
    • 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 Gracey
  • 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 Christian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
    • Since Gracey is near Trigg County and also Caldwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Trigg County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell 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 Gracey

Communities Also Named Gracey ...

We found two communities that are also named Gracey.

Within Kentucky, the name Gracey is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This Gracey is located in Washington County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gracey that is located in Christian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Gracey.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fulton County
      • This Gracey is located in Fulton County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gracey that is located in Christian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Gracey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gracey ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Beverly is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Black Hawk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Hawk is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
  • Buffalo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo is located in Trigg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Cedar Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Point is located in Trigg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Era
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Era is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
  • Friendship
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendship is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Kelly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kelly is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
  • Otter Pond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Otter Pond is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Pond
  • Peedee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Peedee is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peedee
  • Pleasant Green Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Green Hill is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green Hill
  • Roaring Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Roaring Spring is located in Trigg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
  • Sinking Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sinking Fork is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Fork

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

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

  • Hopkinsville, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Gracey to Hopkinsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 595 miles [957.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Gracey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Gracey 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 Gracey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8782, Longitude: -87.6622    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.374 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.558 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.902 degrees.