Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in High Plains Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High Plains Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for High Plains Corner

• 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 High Plains Corner:
  • 37.773397, -86.171914
  • 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 High Plains Corner

• 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 Breckinridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
  • Since High Plains Corner is near Meade County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meade County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 High Plains Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near High Plains Corner ...

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.

• Big Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Spring is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
• Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Corners is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corners
• Dyer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
• Four Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Four Corners is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Graysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Graysville is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
• High Plains
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • High Plains is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Plains
• Hillgrove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hillgrove is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
• Maples Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Maples Corner is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner

How Far From High Plains Corner 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 High Plains Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in High Plains Corner and extending to:

• Hardinsburg, which is the Seat of Breckinridge County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from High Plains Corner to Hardinsburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 500 miles [804.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,323 miles [10,175.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'