Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hubble:
  • 37.597023, -84.654665
  • 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 Hubble

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Hubble is near Boyle County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boyle County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Hubble

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hubble ...

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.

• Blue Lick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Blue Lick is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
• Boneyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Boneyville is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneyville
• Danville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Danville is located in Boyle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <1>
• Gilbert
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
• Green Acres
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Boyle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hedgeville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
• Junction City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Junction City is located in Boyle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <1>
• Little Needmore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Needmore
• Marksbury
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Marksbury is located in Garrard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksbury
• Maywood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Maywood is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
• Preachersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
• Three Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Three Forks is located in Garrard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
• Walnut Flat
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Flat is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Flat

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hubble and extending to:

• Stanford, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the South.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hubble to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> 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 just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 422 miles [679.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'