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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 Hendricks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hendricks and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hendricks:
    • 37.708284, -83.117818
    • 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 Hendricks
  • 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 Magoffin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
    • Since Hendricks is near Morgan County and also Breathitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Breathitt 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 Hendricks

Communities Also Named Hendricks ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Hendricks.

Within Kentucky, the name Hendricks is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Hendricks [Blount County].
    • Colorado
      • Fremont County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Hendricks [Fremont County].
    • Georgia
      • Upson County
      • This Hendricks is located in Upson County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Hendricks that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upson County community of Hendricks.
    • Indiana
      • Johnson County
      • This Hendricks is located in Johnson County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hendricks that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Hendricks.
    • Kansas
      • Allen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hendricks [Allen County].
      • Finney County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hendricks [Finney County].
    • Michigan
      • Delta County
      • This Hendricks is located in Delta County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Hendricks that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Hendricks.
    • Minnesota
      • Lincoln County
      • This Hendricks is located in Lincoln County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hendricks that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Hendricks.
    • Oregon
      • Lane County
      • This Hendricks is located in Lane County and lies 2,104 miles [3,386.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hendricks that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Hendricks.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Hendricks is located in Montgomery County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hendricks that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hendricks.
    • South Carolina
      • Pickens County
      • This Hendricks is located in Pickens County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<2> to the south of the Hendricks that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Hendricks.
    • Texas
      • Rusk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hendricks [Rusk County].
    • West Virginia
      • Tucker County
      • This Hendricks is located in Tucker County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hendricks that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tucker County community of Hendricks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hendricks ...

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.

  • Burning Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Burning Fork is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Fork
  • Carver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carver is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
  • Craft Fork
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Craft Fork is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Fork
  • Dixie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Elsie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Elsie is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
  • Fritz
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fritz is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz
  • Gullett
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Gullett is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullett
  • Lakeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lower Burning Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lower Burning Fork is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burning Fork
  • Mason
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mason is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Stringtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stringtown is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Sublett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Hendricks 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 Hendricks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hendricks and extending to:

  • Salyersville, which is the Seat of Magoffin County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hendricks to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Hendricks could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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- Hendricks) 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 Hendricks 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 Hendricks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7083, Longitude: -83.1178       In this case, the coordinates for Hendricks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.572 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.46 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.702 degrees.