Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Habit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Habit and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Habit

• 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 Habit:
  • 37.697827, -86.996383
  • 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 Habit

• 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 Daviess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Daviess County
  • Since Habit is near Ohio County and also Spencer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spencer 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 Habit

Curious and Interesting Names Near Habit ...

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.

• Bells Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bells Run is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Run
• Boston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Boston is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Grandview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Grandview is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Knottsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Knottsville is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
• Maxwell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Maxwell is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
• Oklahoma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
• Pleasant Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Red Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Red Hill is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Spice Knob
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Spice Knob is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spice Knob
• Tuck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tuck is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Habit and extending to:

• Owensboro, which is the Seat of Daviess County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Habit to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 545 miles [877.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,960 miles [7,982.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'