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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 Hathaway Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hathaway Creek 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 Hathaway Creek:
- 37.951673, -83.666902
- 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 Hathaway Creek
- 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 Menifee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menifee County
- Since Hathaway Creek is near Bath County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bath County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Hathaway Creek
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hathaway Creek ...
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.
- Dog Trot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Trot is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Trot
- Frenchburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hill Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Top is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Little Slate Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Slate Creek
- Means
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Means is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
- Peter Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peter Trace is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Trace
- Rebelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rebelsville is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebelsville
- Salt Lick Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salt Lick Creek is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick Creek
- Stonequarry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stonequarry is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonequarry
- Upper Salt Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Upper Salt Lick is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Salt Lick
How Far From Hathaway Creek 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 Hathaway Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hathaway Creek and extending to:
- Frenchburg, which is the Seat of Menifee County, lies just to the East.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hathaway Creek to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 364 miles [585.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 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' (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- Hathaway Creek) 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 Hathaway Creek 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 Hathaway Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9517, Longitude: -83.6669 In this case, the coordinates for Hathaway Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.909 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.88 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.867 degrees. |
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