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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Hannah:
    • 38.047588, -82.872386
    • 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 Hannah
  • 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 Hannah ...

We found ten communities that share the name Hannah.

Within Kentucky, the name Hannah is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Hannah [Jackson County].
      • Limestone County
      • This Hannah is located in Limestone County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hannah that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Hannah.
    • Georgia
      • Douglas County
      • This Hannah is located in Douglas County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Hannah that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Hannah.
    • Kansas
      • Marshall 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 Kansas community of Hannah [Marshall County].
    • Michigan
      • Grand Traverse County
      • This Hannah is located in Grand Traverse County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Hannah that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Traverse County community of Hannah.
      • Ontonagon 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 Michigan community of Hannah [Ontonagon County].
    • Mississippi
      • Bolivar County
      • This Hannah is located in Bolivar County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hannah that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Hannah.
    • North Dakota
      • Cavalier County
      • This Hannah is located in Cavalier County and lies 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hannah that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cavalier County community of Hannah.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Hannah is located in Centre County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hannah that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Hannah.
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • This Hannah is located in Florence County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Hannah that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Hannah.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hannah ...

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.

  • Blaine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
  • Cherokee Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
    • Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
  • Edsel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edsel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edsel
    • Edsel is located in Elliott County
  • Ellen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
    • Ellen is located in Lawrence County
  • Elm Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
    • Elm Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Little Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fork
    • Little Fork is located in Elliott County
  • Martha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
    • Martha is located in Lawrence County
  • Prosperity
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosperity have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
    • Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
  • Providence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Lawrence County
  • Sarah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
    • Sarah is located in Elliott County

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

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

  • Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hannah to Louisa, with an average speed<6> 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 320 miles [515 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hannah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Hannah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Hannah) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hannah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0476, Longitude: -82.8724       In this case, the coordinates for Hannah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Hannah 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Hannah to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.421 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.337 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.494 degrees.









 

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