Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Herndon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Herndon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Herndon
- 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 Herndon:
- 36.733658, -87.565291
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Herndon
- 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 Christian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Since Herndon is near Trigg County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Trigg County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Herndon ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Herndon.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Herndon.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Herndon is located in Craighead County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Herndon that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Herndon.
- Greene 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 Arkansas community of Herndon [Greene County].
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Burke 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 Georgia community of Herndon [Burke County].
- Jenkins County
- This Herndon is located in Jenkins County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Herndon that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jenkins County community of Herndon.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Herndon ...
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.
- Beverly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Birchwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Boiling Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Gracey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Green Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jordan Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
- Jordan Springs is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Kennedy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
- Peedee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Roaring Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
- Roaring Spring is located in Trigg County
- Rose Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Herndon 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 Herndon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Herndon and extending to:
- Hopkinsville, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Herndon to Hopkinsville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 593 miles [954.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Herndon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 Herndon 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' (or 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- Herndon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Herndon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7337, Longitude: -87.5653 In this case, the coordinates for Herndon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Herndon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.307 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.461 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.893 degrees. |