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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 Hargis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hargis 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 Hargis:
    • 36.965079, -84.490217
    • 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 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
    • Since Hargis is near McCreary County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Hargis

Communities Also Named Hargis ...

We found three communities that are also named Hargis.

There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Hargis.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Kentucky ...
    • Johnson County
      • This Hargis is located in Johnson County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hargis that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Hargis.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Grant Parish
      • This Hargis is located in Grant Parish and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hargis that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant Parish community of Hargis.
    • New Mexico
      • Quay County
      • This Hargis is located in Quay County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<1> to the west of the Hargis that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Hargis.

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.

  • Alpine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Alpine is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Blue John
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Blue John is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue John
  • Cedar Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Drum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Drum is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood is located in McCreary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Hail
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hail is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
  • Keno
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Keno is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
  • Mount Victory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
  • Poplarville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Poplarville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville

How Far From Hargis 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 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:

  • Somerset, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hargis to Somerset, 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 87 miles [140 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 427 miles [687.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hargis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hargis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9651, Longitude: -84.4902       In this case, the coordinates for Hargis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.406 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.309 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.502 degrees.