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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 Herd, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Herd 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 Herd:
    • 37.364255, -83.875201
    • 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 Herd
  • 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Since Herd is near Clay County and also Owsley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Owsley 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 Herd

Communities Also Named Herd ...

We found one communities that are also named Herd.

Within Kentucky, the name Herd is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Herd in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oklahoma
      • Osage County
      • This Herd is located in Osage County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the west of the Herd that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Herd.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Herd ...

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.

  • Blooming Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Blooming Grove is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
  • Egypt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Egypt is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Elias
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Elias is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias
  • Gray Hawk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
  • Hickory Flat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Flat is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
  • High Knob
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • High Knob is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Knob
  • Huff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Huff is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
  • Island City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Island City is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
  • Mildred
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mildred is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Oak Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Shepherdtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Shepherdtown is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdtown
    • Sourwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sourwood is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sourwood
    • Stringtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Stringtown is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Union
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Union is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Vine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Vine is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine

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

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

  • McKee, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Herd to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Herd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Herd 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 Herd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3643, Longitude: -83.8752       In this case, the coordinates for Herd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.034 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.94 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.127 degrees.