Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 LeGrande:
  • 37.178110, -85.782193
  • 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 LeGrande

• 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 Hart County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
  • Since LeGrande is near Barren County and also Metcalfe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Metcalfe 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 LeGrande

Curious and Interesting Names Near LeGrande ...

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.

• Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Center is located in Metcalfe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Goodnight
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodnight is located in Barren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
• Halfway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Halfway is located in Barren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
• Hardyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hardyville is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
• Horse Cave
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Horse Cave is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Cave
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Cave <1>
• Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Park is located in Barren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shady Grove is located in Metcalfe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Three Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Three Springs is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
• Uno
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Uno is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno

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

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

• Munfordville, which is the Seat of Hart County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from LeGrande to Munfordville, with an average speed<3> 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,056 miles [11,355.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'