Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Horsemill:
  • 37.233103, -86.538040
  • 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 Horsemill

• 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since Horsemill is near Warren County and also Edmonson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edmonson 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 Horsemill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Horsemill ...

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.

• Casey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Casey is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
• Decker
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Decker is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
• Guy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Guy is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
• Jetson
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jetson is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
• Lee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Love
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Love is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love
• Reedyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Reedyville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
• Roundhill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
• Vineyard
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Vineyard is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
• Welcome
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Welcome is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome

How Far From Horsemill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Horsemill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Morgantown, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies just to the West.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Horsemill to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,085 miles [11,402.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,961 miles [7,984 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'