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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 Hemlock Lodge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hemlock Lodge 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 Hemlock Lodge:
- 37.775330, -83.775333
- 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 Hemlock Lodge
- 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 Powell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Powell County
- Since Hemlock Lodge is near Estill County and also Wolfe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Estill County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wolfe 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 Hemlock Lodge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hemlock Lodge ...
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.
- Cat Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Crow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crow is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Mountain Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Spring is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Spring
- Pecks Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- Pilot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pilot is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot
- Slade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sparks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sparks is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Standing Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Standing Rock is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
How Far From Hemlock Lodge 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 Hemlock Lodge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hemlock Lodge and extending to:
- Stanton, which is the Seat of Powell County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hemlock Lodge 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 373 miles [600.3 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 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 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 '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- Hemlock Lodge) 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 Hemlock Lodge 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 Hemlock Lodge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7753, Longitude: -83.7753 In this case, the coordinates for Hemlock Lodge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.975 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.931 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.966 degrees. |
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