Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hittville:
  • 38.583129, -84.063818
  • 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 Hittville

• 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
  • Since Hittville is near Bracken County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bracken County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Hittville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hittville ...

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.

• Bachelors Rest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bachelors Rest is located in Pendleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Rest
• Barefoot
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Barefoot is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
• Berlin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Berlin is located in Bracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Claysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Claysville is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
• Fernleaf
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fernleaf is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernleaf
• Gertrude
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Gertrude is located in Bracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
• Manley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Manley is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
• Minerva
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Minerva is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
• Murphysville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Murphysville is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysville
• Powersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Powersville is located in Bracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
• Stonewall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stonewall is located in Bracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
• Sunrise
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sunrise is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Willow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow is located in Bracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow

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

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

• Mount Olivet, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hittville to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 379 miles [609.9 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 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 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'