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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 Hudgins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hudgins 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 Hudgins:
    • 37.348669, -85.680522
    • 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 Hudgins
  • 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 Green County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Green County
    • Since Hudgins is near Hart County and also Larue County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Larue 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 Hudgins

Communities Also Named Hudgins ...

We found two communities that are also named Hudgins.

Within Kentucky, the name Hudgins is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Hudgins.
    • Virginia
      • Mathews County
      • This Hudgins is located in Mathews County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<2> to the east of the Hudgins that is located in Green County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mathews County community of Hudgins.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hudgins ...

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.

  • Badger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Badger is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
  • Eve
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Eve is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eve
  • Grab
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grab is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grab
  • Hardyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardyville is located in Hart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
  • Hibernia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hibernia is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
  • High Hickory
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • High Hickory is located in Hart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hickory
  • Jonesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jonesville is located in Hart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Mac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mac is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
  • Magnolia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia is located in Larue County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Maxine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Maxine is located in Larue County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxine
  • Pike View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pike View is located in Hart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike View
  • Powder Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Powder Mill is located in Hart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
  • Summersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Summersville is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hudgins and extending to:

  • Greensburg, which is the Seat of Green County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hudgins to Greensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 481 miles [774.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,044 miles [11,336.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hudgins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Hudgins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hudgins 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 Hudgins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3487, Longitude: -85.6805       In this case, the coordinates for Hudgins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.148 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.214 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.914 degrees.