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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 Hurley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hurley 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 Hurley:
- 37.412586, -84.037151
- 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 Hurley
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Hurley is near Rockcastle County and also Laurel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laurel 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 Hurley
Communities Also Named Hurley ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Hurley.
Within Kentucky, the name Hurley is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- This Hurley is located in Cherokee County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hurley that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Hurley.
- Colorado
- Morgan County
- This Hurley is located in Morgan County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hurley that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Hurley.
- Iowa
- Cerro Gordo County
- This Hurley is located in Cerro Gordo County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hurley that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cerro Gordo County community of Hurley.
- Mississippi
- Jackson County
- This Hurley is located in Jackson County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hurley that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Hurley.
- Missouri
- Stone County
- This Hurley is located in Stone County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the west of the Hurley that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Hurley.
- New Mexico
- Grant County
- This Hurley is located in Grant County and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the west of the Hurley that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Hurley.
- New York
- Ulster County
- This Hurley is located in Ulster County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hurley that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Hurley.
- South Dakota
- Turner County
- This Hurley is located in Turner County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hurley that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Turner County community of Hurley.
- Tennessee
- Hardin County
- This Hurley is located in Hardin County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hurley that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Hurley.
- Texas
- Wood County
- Although located in Wood County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Hurley.
- Virginia
- Buchanan County
- This Hurley is located in Buchanan County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the east of the Hurley that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Hurley.
- Wisconsin
- Iron County
- This Hurley is located in Iron County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hurley that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Hurley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hurley ...
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.
- Blooming Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Cornelius
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cornelius is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
- Dry Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dry Fork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
- Foxtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Gray Hawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Huff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Loam
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Loam is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loam
- Sandgap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Seven Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seven Pines is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Sparks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sparks is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Upper Indian Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Upper Indian Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Indian Creek
How Far From Hurley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hurley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hurley and extending to:
- McKee, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Hurley to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. 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 393 miles [632.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hurley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hurley 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 Hurley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4126, Longitude: -84.0372 In this case, the coordinates for Hurley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.134 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.061 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.183 degrees. |
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