Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hanly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hanly and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hanly
- 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 Hanly:
- 37.836564, -84.591252
- 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 Hanly
- 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 Jessamine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jessamine County
- Since Hanly is near Garrard County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Garrard County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hanly ...
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.
- Catnip ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Hall is located in Jessamine County
- High Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
- Little Hickman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickman
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
- Pink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Shakertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakertown
- Shakertown is located in Mercer County
- Spears
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Stone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Toddville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Union Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Union Mills is located in Jessamine County
- Vineyard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
How Far From Hanly 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 Hanly to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hanly and extending to:
- Nicholasville, which is the Seat of Jessamine County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hanly to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,852 miles [7,808.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hanly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hanly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hanly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8366, Longitude: -84.5913 |
| <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 Hanly 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 312.479 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.516 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.304 degrees. |