Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harrodsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harrodsburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Harrodsburg
- 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 Harrodsburg:
- 37.765398, -84.847567
- 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 Harrodsburg
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Harrodsburg is near Boyle County and also Woodford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boyle County
- eBird sighting report for Woodford 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 Harrodsburg ...
We found one communities that share the name Harrodsburg.
Within Kentucky, the name Harrodsburg is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Harrodsburg in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Monroe County
- This Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Harrodsburg that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Harrodsburg.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harrodsburg ...
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.
- Battle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Bushtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Cornishville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornishville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Boyle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,970 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
- Ebenezer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Green Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Boyle County
- High Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
- Little Needmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Needmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Needmore
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Mayo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Nevada
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
- Shakertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakertown
- Shakertown is located in Mercer County
- Stringtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Mercer County
- Terrapin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Harrodsburg 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 city such as Harrodsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harrodsburg and extending to:
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Harrodsburg to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harrodsburg. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harrodsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harrodsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7654, Longitude: -84.8476 In this case, the coordinates for Harrodsburg 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Harrodsburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.637 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.687 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.436 degrees. |