Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ilsley:
  • 37.196712, -87.612226
  • 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 Ilsley

• 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
  • Since Ilsley is near Caldwell County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Christian 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 Ilsley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ilsley ...

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.

• Daniel Boone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Daniel Boone is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Boone
• Dawson Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dawson Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson Springs <1>
• Fiddle Bow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
• Lakeshore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeshore is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
• Little Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Little Valley is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
• Murphy Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Murphy Ford is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Ford
• Oriole
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oriole is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
• Pee Vee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pee Vee is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Vee
• Rabbit Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rabbit Ridge is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Ridge
• Sixth Vein
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sixth Vein is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixth Vein

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ilsley and extending to:

• Madisonville, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ilsley to Madisonville, 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 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 586 miles [943.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'