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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 Johnsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnsonville 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 Johnsonville:
- 37.935069, -85.106899
- 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 Johnsonville
- 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since Johnsonville is near Washington County and also Nelson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson 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 Johnsonville
Communities Also Named Johnsonville ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Johnsonville.
Within Kentucky, the name Johnsonville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Conecuh County
- This Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Johnsonville.
- Georgia
- Appling County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Johnsonville [Appling County].
- Illinois
- Vermilion County
- This Johnsonville is located in Vermilion County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Johnsonville.
- Wayne County
- This Johnsonville is located in Wayne County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the west northwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Johnsonville.
- Indiana
- Warren County
- This Johnsonville is located in Warren County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Johnsonville.
- Kansas
- Jewell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Johnsonville [Jewell County].
- Mississippi
- Sunflower County
- This Johnsonville is located in Sunflower County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Johnsonville.
- Missouri
- DeKalb County
- Although located in DeKalb County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Johnsonville.
- New York
- Rensselaer County
- This Johnsonville is located in Rensselaer County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Johnsonville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Johnsonville.
- North Carolina
- Cherokee County
- This Johnsonville is located in Cherokee County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Johnsonville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Johnsonville.
- Harnett County
- This Johnsonville is located in Harnett County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km] to the east southeast of the Johnsonville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harnett County community of Johnsonville.
- Ohio
- Trumbull County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Johnsonville [Trumbull County].
- Oklahoma
- McClain County
- This Johnsonville is located in McClain County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McClain County community of Johnsonville.
- Pennsylvania
- Northampton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Johnsonville [Northampton County].
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Johnsonville is located in Florence County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the southeast of the Johnsonville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Johnsonville.
- South Dakota
- Deuel County
- This Johnsonville is located in Deuel County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Johnsonville.
- Tennessee
- Humphreys County
- This Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Johnsonville.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Johnsonville is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,434 miles [2,307.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Johnsonville.
- Wisconsin
- Sheboygan County
- This Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Johnsonville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnsonville ...
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.
- Birdie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Chaplin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drydock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Drydock is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drydock
- Fox Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Glensboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensboro
- Hickory Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Seaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seaville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
- Sparrow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
- Terrapin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Terrapin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin
- Wayside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
How Far From Johnsonville 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 Johnsonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Johnsonville and extending to:
- Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Johnsonville to Lawrenceburg, with an average speed<5> 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 441 miles [709.7 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 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Johnsonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Johnsonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Johnsonville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Johnsonville 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 Johnsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9351, Longitude: -85.1069 In this case, the coordinates for Johnsonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.80 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.899 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.503 degrees. |
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