Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Halfway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Halfway and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Halfway
- 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 Halfway:
- 37.088387, -85.795528
- 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 Halfway
- 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 Barren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Barren County
- Since Halfway is near Metcalfe County and also Hart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Metcalfe County
- eBird sighting report for Hart 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Halfway ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Halfway.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Halfway.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- This Halfway lies 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Halfway that is located in Barren County.
- New Mexico
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- This Halfway lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Halfway that is located in Barren County.
- Ontario
- This Halfway lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Halfway that is located in Barren County.
- Oregon
- Baker County
- This Halfway is located in Baker County and lies 1,706 miles [2,745.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Halfway that is located in Barren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Halfway.
- Union County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Halfway [Union County].
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Halfway ...
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.
- Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Coral Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Echo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Goodnight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Knob Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Park is located in Barren County
- Slick Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slick Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Three Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Uno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Wisdom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Halfway 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 Halfway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Halfway and extending to:
- Glasgow, which is the Seat of Barren County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Halfway to Glasgow, with an average speed<5> 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,060 miles [11,362 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,935 miles [7,942.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Halfway. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Halfway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Halfway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0884, Longitude: -85.7955 In this case, the coordinates for Halfway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Halfway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Halfway could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Halfway to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.213 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.253 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.032 degrees. |