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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hughes Landing ...
We found one communities that share the name 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.
- South Carolina
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Farm Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm Landing
- Cedar Farm Landing is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Evans Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing
- Evans Landing is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Happy Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Happy Hollow is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Howard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Lickskillet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickskillet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
- Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Rock Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
- Rosewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Tobacco Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobacco Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Landing
- Tobacco Landing is located in Harrison County (IN)
How Far From Hughes Landing 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hughes Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hughes Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9648, Longitude: -86.0300 In this case, the coordinates for Hughes Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Hughes Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.377 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.565 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.904 degrees. |