Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hughes Landing:
  • 37.964794, -86.029965
  • 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 Hughes Landing

• 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 Meade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meade County
  • Since Hughes Landing is near Harrison County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Hughes Landing

Communities Also Named Hughes Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Hughes Landing.

Within Kentucky, the name Hughes Landing is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Hughes Landing in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Carolina
    • Horry County
    • This Hughes Landing is located in Horry County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hughes Landing that is located in Meade County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Hughes Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hughes Landing ...

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 Farm Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cedar Farm Landing is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm Landing
• Evans Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Evans Landing is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing
• Happy Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Happy Hollow is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
• Howard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Howard is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Lickskillet
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lickskillet is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
• Red Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Hill is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Rock Haven
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rock Haven is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
• Rosewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosewood is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Tobacco Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tobacco Landing is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Landing

How Far From Hughes Landing to ...

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

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

• Brandenburg, which is the Seat of Meade County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Hughes Landing to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 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 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'