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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 Harris Hill Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harris Hill Ford 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 Harris Hill Ford:
- 36.947279, -88.450875
- 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 Harris Hill Ford
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Harris Hill Ford is near McCracken County and also Graves County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCracken County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Graves 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 Harris Hill Ford
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harris Hill Ford ...
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.
- Dogtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Gilbertsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hardmoney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hardmoney is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardmoney
- Harvey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harvey is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Hicksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hicksville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Krebs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Little Cypress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Cypress is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
- Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oaks is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Possum Trot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Possum Trot is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Scale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Stanley Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Landing
- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Harris Hill Ford 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 Harris Hill Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harris Hill Ford and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Harris Hill Ford to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harris Hill Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Harris Hill Ford 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 Harris Hill Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9473, Longitude: -88.4509 In this case, the coordinates for Harris Hill Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.876 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.145 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.235 degrees. |
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