Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hardmoney:
  • 36.945057, -88.581992
  • 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 Hardmoney

• 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 McCracken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCracken County
  • Since Hardmoney is near Graves County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Graves County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Hardmoney

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hardmoney ...

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.

• Harris Hill Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Harris Hill Ford is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill Ford
• Hickory
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
• Kansas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kansas is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
• Krebs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Krebs is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
• Little Cypress
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Cypress is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
• Littleville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Littleville is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
• Lone Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Oaks is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
• Possum Trot
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Possum Trot is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
• Riverview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverview is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Shady Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Woodlawn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hardmoney and extending to:

• Paducah, which is the Seat of McCracken County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hardmoney to Paducah, with an average speed<2> 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 220 miles [354.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,060 miles [8,143.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'