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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 Hansford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hansford 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 Hansford:
- 37.269566, -84.371998
- 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 Hansford
- 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 Rockcastle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
- Since Hansford is near Pulaski County and also Laurel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laurel 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 Hansford
Communities Also Named Hansford ...
We found four communities that are also named Hansford.
Within Kentucky, the name Hansford is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Hansford lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hansford that is located in Rockcastle County.
- Tennessee
- Lauderdale County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Hansford [Lauderdale County].
- Texas
- Hansford County
- This Hansford is located in Hansford County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the west of the Hansford that is located in Rockcastle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hansford County community of Hansford.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Hansford is located in Kanawha County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hansford that is located in Rockcastle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Hansford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hansford ...
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.
- Bee Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burr is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Level Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Level Green is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
- Plato
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plato is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Quail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quail is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
- Randy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Randy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randy
- Sand Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sand Springs is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Sandy Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandy Gap is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Gap
- Sinking Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sinking Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Valley
- Sinks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sinks is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
- Stab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stab is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stab
- Valley Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Oak is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oak
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Hansford 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 Hansford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hansford and extending to:
- Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Rockcastle County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hansford to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 414 miles [666.3 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 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hansford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Hansford 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. |
| <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 Hansford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hansford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2696, Longitude: -84.3720 In this case, the coordinates for Hansford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.338 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.274 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.367 degrees. |
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