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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 Hima, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hima 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 Hima:
- 37.120765, -83.778855
- 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 Hima
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Hima is near Laurel County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laurel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Hima
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hima ...
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.
- Bluehole
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bluehole is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluehole
- Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Fall Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Flatwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Goose Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Hooker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Littleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Pigeonroost
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pigeonroost is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
- Upper Horse Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Horse Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Horse Creek
- Urban
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Hima 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 Hima to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hima and extending to:
- Manchester, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Hima 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 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 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 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hima) 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 Hima 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 Hima. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1208, Longitude: -83.7789 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.974 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.835 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.155 degrees. |
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