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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 Judson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Judson 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 Judson:
    • 37.686469, -84.569107
    • 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 Judson
  • 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 Garrard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Garrard County
    • Since Judson is near Boyle County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boyle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Judson

Communities Also Named Judson ...

We found 23 communities that are also named Judson.

Within Kentucky, the name Judson is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chambers County
      • This Judson is located in Chambers County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the south of the Judson that is located in Garrard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Judson.
    • Alberta
      • This Judson lies 1,598 miles [2,571.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Judson that is located in Garrard County.
    • Florida
      • Levy County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Judson [Levy County].
    • Georgia
      • Catoosa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Judson [Catoosa County].
    • Illinois
      • Kankakee County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Judson [Kankakee County].
    • Indiana
      • Howard County
      • This Judson is located in Howard County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Judson that is located in Garrard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Judson.
      • Parke County
      • This Judson is located in Parke County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the northwest of the Judson that is located in Garrard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Judson.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Judson [Sedgwick County].
      • Smith County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Judson [Smith County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This Judson is located in Bristol County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Judson that is located in Garrard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Judson.
    • Minnesota
      • Blue Earth County
      • This Judson is located in Blue Earth County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Judson that is located in Garrard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Judson.
    • Missouri
      • Sullivan County
      • This Judson is located in Sullivan County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Judson that is located in Garrard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Judson.
    • New Mexico
      • Roosevelt County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Judson.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Judson is located in Cumberland County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Judson that is located in Garrard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Judson.
      • Swain County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Judson [Swain County].
    • North Dakota
      • Morton County
      • This Judson is located in Morton County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Judson that is located in Garrard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of Judson.
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Judson [Athens County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Blaine County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Judson [Blaine County].
    • South Carolina
      • Dillon County
      • This Judson is located in Dillon County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Judson that is located in Garrard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Judson.
      • Greenville County
      • This Judson is located in Greenville County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the south southeast of the Judson that is located in Garrard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Judson.
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Judson [Marion County].
    • Texas
      • Gregg County
      • This Judson is located in Gregg County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Judson that is located in Garrard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregg County community of Judson.
    • West Virginia
      • Summers County
      • This Judson is located in Summers County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the east of the Judson that is located in Garrard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Judson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Judson ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Buckeye is located in Garrard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Cottonburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottonburg is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonburg
  • Gilbert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Hall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hall is located in Jessamine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
  • Hedgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
  • Little Hickman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickman
  • Marksbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Marksbury is located in Garrard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksbury
  • Pink
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pink is located in Jessamine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
  • Stone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Stone is located in Garrard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
  • Three Forks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Three Forks is located in Garrard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
  • Toddville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Toddville is located in Garrard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville

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

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

  • Lancaster, which is the Seat of Garrard County, lies just to the South.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Judson to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 416 miles [669.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Judson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Judson 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.
<3>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 Judson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Judson 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 Judson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6865, Longitude: -84.5691       In this case, the coordinates for Judson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.464 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.478 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.336 degrees.