Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Honey Acre, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Honey Acre and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Honey Acre
- 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 Honey Acre:
- 37.112849, -84.974675
- 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 Honey Acre
- 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 Casey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Casey County
- Since Honey Acre is near Russell County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Russell County
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Honey Acre ...
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.
- Dunnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Evans Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ford
- Evans Ford is located in Casey County
- Horntown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Humble
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Indian Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Russell County
- Royville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Russell Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Springs
- Russell Springs is located in Russell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,649 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell Springs <2>
- Sycamore Flat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Flat
- Sycamore Flat is located in Russell County
- Teddy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Whittle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Honey Acre 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 Honey Acre to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Honey Acre and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Casey County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Honey Acre to Liberty, with an average speed<4> 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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the north (N). 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 448 miles [721 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,024 miles [11,304 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Honey Acre. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Honey Acre) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Honey Acre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1128, Longitude: -84.9747 In this case, the coordinates for Honey Acre have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Honey Acre to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.706 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.674 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.67 degrees. |