Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Julien, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Julien and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Julien
- 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 Julien:
- 36.836714, -87.639734
- 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 Julien
- 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 Christian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Since Julien is near Trigg County and also Caldwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Trigg County
- eBird sighting report for Caldwell 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Julien ...
We found three communities that share the name Julien.
Within Kentucky, the name Julien is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Quebec
- This Julien lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Julien that is located in Christian County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Julien ...
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.
- Beverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Era
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Gracey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Kelly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Peedee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Pleasant Green Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green Hill
- Pleasant Green Hill is located in Christian County
- Roaring Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
- Roaring Spring is located in Trigg County
- Sinking Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinking Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Fork
- Sinking Fork is located in Christian County
How Far From Julien 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 Julien to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Julien and extending to:
- Hopkinsville, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Julien to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Julien. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Julien) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Julien. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8367, Longitude: -87.6397 In this case, the coordinates for Julien 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Julien to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.358 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.534 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.902 degrees. |