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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 Little Georgetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Georgetown 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 Little Georgetown:
- 38.026466, -84.615776
- 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 Little Georgetown
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Little Georgetown is near Woodford County and also Jessamine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Woodford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jessamine 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 Little Georgetown
Communities Also Named Little Georgetown ...
We found three communities that are also named Little Georgetown.
Within Kentucky, the name Little Georgetown is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Worcester County
- This Little Georgetown is located in Worcester County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the east of the Little Georgetown that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Little Georgetown.
- Virginia
- Fauquier County
- This Little Georgetown is located in Fauquier County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the east of the Little Georgetown that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Little Georgetown.
- West Virginia
- Berkeley County
- This Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little Georgetown that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Little Georgetown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Georgetown ...
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.
- Blueberry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blueberry Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
- Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Elk Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Chester
- Faywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faywood
- Frogtown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Frogtown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Garden Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Garden Springs is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Springs
- Gardenside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gardenside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Hunter Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Little Texas
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Little Texas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Open Gates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Open Gates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Gates
- Pine Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Meadows is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
- Twin Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Twin Oaks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Little Georgetown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Little Georgetown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Georgetown and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Little Georgetown to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 414 miles [666.3 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 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,845 miles [7,797.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Georgetown) 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 Little Georgetown 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 Little Georgetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0265, Longitude: -84.6158 In this case, the coordinates for Little Georgetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.495 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.563 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.261 degrees. |
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