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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 Hermitage Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hermitage Hills 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 Hermitage Hills:
- 38.066466, -84.449104
- 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 Hermitage Hills
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Hermitage Hills is near Bourbon County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bourbon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Hermitage Hills
Communities Also Named Hermitage Hills ...
We found two communities that are also named Hermitage Hills.
Within Kentucky, the name Hermitage Hills is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hermitage Hills that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Hermitage Hills.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Hermitage Hills is located in Davidson County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hermitage Hills that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Hermitage Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hermitage Hills ...
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.
- Chevy Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chevy Chase is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
- Columbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Deep Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
- Elkhorn Parks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elkhorn Parks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Parks
- Fairway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Gamesway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gamesway is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamesway
- Garden Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Springs is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Springs
- Gardenside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gardenside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
- Holiday Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holiday Hills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Idle Hour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Idle Hour is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Hour
- Liberty Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Heights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Pine Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Meadows is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rockwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rockwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Sandersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Shadeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shadeland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Twin Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Walnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Hermitage Hills 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 Hermitage Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hermitage Hills and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hermitage Hills to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hermitage Hills) 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 Hermitage Hills 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 Hermitage Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0665, Longitude: -84.4491 In this case, the coordinates for Hermitage Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.392 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.45 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.176 degrees. |
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