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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 Jenkinsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jenkinsville 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 Jenkinsville:
- 37.732124, -85.040642
- 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 Jenkinsville
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Jenkinsville is near Mercer County and also Boyle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boyle 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 Jenkinsville
Communities Also Named Jenkinsville ...
We found four communities that are also named Jenkinsville.
Within Kentucky, the name Jenkinsville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Putnam County
- This Jenkinsville is located in Putnam County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jenkinsville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Jenkinsville.
- South Carolina
- Fairfield County
- This Jenkinsville is located in Fairfield County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Jenkinsville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Jenkinsville.
- Tennessee
- Dyer County
- This Jenkinsville is located in Dyer County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jenkinsville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Jenkinsville.
- Wisconsin
- Lafayette County
- This Jenkinsville is located in Lafayette County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jenkinsville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Jenkinsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jenkinsville ...
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.
- Battle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Battle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Bushtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bushtown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
- Cornishville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Craintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deep Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Deep Creek is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Mackville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nevada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pottsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Texas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Texas is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
How Far From Jenkinsville 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 Jenkinsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jenkinsville and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jenkinsville to Springfield, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 440 miles [708.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,875 miles [7,845.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jenkinsville) 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 Jenkinsville 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 Jenkinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7321, Longitude: -85.0406 In this case, the coordinates for Jenkinsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.756 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.82 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.53 degrees. |
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