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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 Hobbs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hobbs 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 Hobbs:
- 37.927285, -85.625235
- 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 Hobbs
- 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 Bullitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bullitt County
- Since Hobbs is near Nelson County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson 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 Hobbs
Communities Also Named Hobbs ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Hobbs.
Within Kentucky, the name Hobbs is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Crawford 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 Hobbs [Crawford County].
- Georgia
- Stewart 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 Hobbs [Stewart County].
- Walker County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Hobbs [Walker County].
- Indiana
- Tipton County
- This Hobbs is located in Tipton County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> to the north of the Hobbs that is located in Bullitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Hobbs.
- Maryland
- Caroline County
- This Hobbs is located in Caroline County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<2> to the east of the Hobbs that is located in Bullitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Hobbs.
- New Mexico
- Lea County
- This Hobbs is located in Lea County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hobbs that is located in Bullitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lea County community of Hobbs.
- North Carolina
- Chowan 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 North Carolina community of Hobbs [Chowan County].
- Texas
- Bell County
- This Hobbs is located in Bell County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hobbs that is located in Bullitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Hobbs.
- Fisher County
- This Hobbs is located in Fisher County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km] to the west southwest of the Hobbs that is located in Bullitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fisher County community of Hobbs.
- Virginia
- Wise 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 Virginia community of Hobbs [Wise County].
- West Virginia
- Jefferson 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 West Virginia community of Hobbs [Jefferson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hobbs ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Gap in Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gap in Knob is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap in Knob
- Hillview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillview is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
- Limestone Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Limestone Springs is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Springs
- Lotus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lotus is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Poplar Level
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Poplar Level is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Level
- Ridgetop
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ridgetop is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Salt River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salt River is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt River
- Shepherdsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Solitude is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
How Far From Hobbs 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 Hobbs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hobbs and extending to:
- Shepherdsville, which is the Seat of Bullitt County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Hobbs to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 469 miles [754.8 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 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,892 miles [7,872.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hobbs 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hobbs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hobbs 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 Hobbs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9273, Longitude: -85.6252 In this case, the coordinates for Hobbs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.123 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.268 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.734 degrees. |
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