Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hargis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hargis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hargis
- 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 Hargis:
- 37.841480, -82.977111
- 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 Hargis
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Hargis is near Magoffin County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
- eBird sighting report for Morgan 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
Communities Also Named Hargis ...
We found three communities that share the name Hargis.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Hargis.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- New Mexico
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hargis ...
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.
- Coffee Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Creek
- Coffee Creek is located in Morgan County
- Ever
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Falcon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Flat Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Grayfox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Lacey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Lost Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Morgan County
- Lower Sandlick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Sandlick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Sandlick
- Lower Sandlick is located in Morgan County
- Manila
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Mashfork
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Oil Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Painters Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Silverhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
- Silverhill is located in Morgan County
- Upper Sandlick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Sandlick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandlick
- Upper Sandlick is located in Morgan County
How Far From Hargis to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hargis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hargis and extending to:
- Paintsville, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hargis to Paintsville, with an average speed<3> 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 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,782 miles [7,695.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hargis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Hargis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hargis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8415, Longitude: -82.9771 In this case, the coordinates for Hargis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Hargis 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 311.486 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.381 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.601 degrees. |