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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 Harper Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harper Crossroads 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 Harper Crossroads:
- 37.090322, -86.885273
- 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 Harper Crossroads
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Harper Crossroads is near Muhlenberg County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Harper Crossroads
Communities Also Named Harper Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Harper Crossroads.
Within Kentucky, the name Harper Crossroads is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Harper Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Williamsburg County
- This Harper Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Harper Crossroads that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Harper Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harper Crossroads ...
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.
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Diamond Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond Springs is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Dunmor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gus is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gus
- Hollow Bill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollow Bill is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Bill
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Lost City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Silver City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Union Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Ridge is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Wolf Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
How Far From Harper Crossroads 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 Harper Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harper Crossroads and extending to:
- Morgantown, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harper Crossroads to Morgantown, with an average speed<3> 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 134 miles [215.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 549 miles [883.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,982 miles [8,017.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Harper Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Harper Crossroads 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 Harper Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0903, Longitude: -86.8853 In this case, the coordinates for Harper Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.893 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.034 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.508 degrees. |
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