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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 Heater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heater 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 Heater:
- 37.137000, -88.330312
- 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 Heater
- 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 Livingston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- Since Heater is near Pope County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pope County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Heater
Communities Also Named Heater ...
We found one communities that are also named Heater.
Within Kentucky, the name Heater is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Heater in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Smith County
- This Heater is located in Smith County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Heater that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Heater.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heater ...
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.
- Birdsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Birdsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Dycusburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Frances
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frances is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances
- Gilbertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grand Rivers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hamletsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Little Cypress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Cypress is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
- Mitchell Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Landing
- Possum Trot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Possum Trot is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Stanley Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stanley Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Landing
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Heater 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 Heater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heater and extending to:
- Smithland, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies just to the West.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Heater 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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 625 miles [1,005.8 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 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,041 miles [8,112.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heater) 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 Heater 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 Heater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1370, Longitude: -88.3303 In this case, the coordinates for Heater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.807 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.092 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.137 degrees. |
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