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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 Hyattsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hyattsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hyattsville:
    • 37.604962, -84.522803
    • 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 Hyattsville
  • 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 Hyattsville ...

We found one communities that share the name Hyattsville.

Within Kentucky, the name Hyattsville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hyattsville that is located in Garrard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Hyattsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hyattsville ...

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.

  • Buckeye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Buckeye is located in Garrard County
  • Buggytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buggytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
    • Buggytown is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Buggytown
    • From Hyattsville to Buggytown
  • Cartersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilbert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilbert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gilbert
    • From Hyattsville to Gilbert
  • Happy Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kirksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
    • Kirksville is located in Madison County
  • Marksbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marksbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksbury
    • Marksbury is located in Garrard County
  • Paint Lick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Preachersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Round Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
    • Round Hill is located in Madison County
  • Stone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
    • Stone is located in Garrard County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stone
    • From Hyattsville to Stone
  • Three Forks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
    • Three Forks is located in Garrard County
  • Walnut Flat
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Flat
    • Walnut Flat is located in Lincoln County

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

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

  • Lancaster, which is the Seat of Garrard County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hyattsville to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hyattsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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- Hyattsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hyattsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6050, Longitude: -84.5228       In this case, the coordinates for Hyattsville 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Hyattsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.434 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.432 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.339 degrees.




 

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