Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Haleys Mill:
  • 37.053099, -87.346945
  • 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 Haleys Mill

• 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 Haleys Mill is near Todd County and also Hopkins 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 Hopkins 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 Haleys Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haleys Mill ...

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.

• Apex
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Apex is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
• Carl
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Carl is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
• Daniel Boone
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Daniel Boone is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Boone
• Empire
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Empire is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Fearsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fearsville is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
• Fruit Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fruit Hill is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
• Honey Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Honey Grove is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Grove
• Kelly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelly is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Little Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Valley is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
• Pleasant Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill

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

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

• Hopkinsville, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Haleys Mill to Hopkinsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'