Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hamner:
  • 37.647823, -87.946970
  • 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 Hamner

• 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Since Hamner is near Webster County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Hamner

Communities Also Named Hamner ...

We found one communities that are also named Hamner.

Within Kentucky, the name Hamner is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Hamner in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Sumter County
    • This Hamner is located in Sumter County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the south of the Hamner that is located in Union County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Hamner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamner ...

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.

• Arnold
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Arnold is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Boxville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Boxville is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxville
• Caseyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Caseyville is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
• Givens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Givens is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
• Hazel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hazel is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
• Hearin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hearin is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearin
• Pride
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pride is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride
• Spring Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Grove is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
• Uniontown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Uniontown is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people

How Far From Hamner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hamner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Morganfield, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hamner to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 597 miles [960.8 km] to the east (E). 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 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'