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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 Graham Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graham Hill 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 Graham Hill:
    • 37.823376, -87.530011
    • 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 Graham Hill
  • 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 Graham Hill ...

We found one communities that share the name Graham Hill.

Within Kentucky, the name Graham Hill is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Graham Hill in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Graham Hill lies 1,362 miles [2,191.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Graham Hill that is located in Henderson County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Graham Hill ...

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.

  • Bluff City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Bluff City is located in Henderson County
  • Cairo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Cairo is located in Henderson County
  • Cypress
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
    • Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
  • Delaware
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Delaware is located in Daviess County
  • Geneva
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Henderson County
  • Mud Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Center
    • Mud Center is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
  • Rangers Landing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rangers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangers Landing
    • Rangers Landing is located in McLean County
  • Red Bank
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Red Bank is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
  • Reed
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Reed is located in Henderson County
  • Rock Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Rock Springs is located in Henderson County
  • Spottsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
    • Spottsville is located in Henderson County
  • Tunnel Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill
    • Tunnel Hill is located in Henderson County
  • Zion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Henderson County

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

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

  • Henderson, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Graham Hill 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 572 miles [920.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Graham Hill. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Graham Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Graham Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8234, Longitude: -87.5300       In this case, the coordinates for Graham Hill 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 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 Graham Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.322 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.63 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.613 degrees.









 

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