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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Bracken County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bachelors Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Rest
- Bachelors Rest is located in Pendleton County
- Barefoot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Claysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Claysville is located in Harrison County
- Fernleaf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Gertrude
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Manley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Minerva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Murphysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysville
- Murphysville is located in Mason County
- Powersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Powersville is located in Bracken County
- Stonewall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Sunrise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Willow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Hittville 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 Hittville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> 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]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hittville to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hittville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hittville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hittville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5831, Longitude: -84.0638 In this case, the coordinates for Hittville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hittville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.153 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.252 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.856 degrees. |