Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little Texas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Texas and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little Texas
- 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 Texas:
- 38.012577, -84.641888
- 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 Little Texas
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Little Texas is near Woodford County and also Jessamine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Woodford County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Little Texas ...
We found eight communities that share the name Little Texas.
Within Kentucky, the name Little Texas is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Macon County
- This Little Texas is located in Macon County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the south of the Little Texas that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Little Texas.
- Arkansas
- Scott County
- This Little Texas is located in Scott County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Little Texas that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Little Texas.
- Colorado
- Adams 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 Colorado community of Little Texas [Adams County].
- Louisiana
- Assumption Parish
- This Little Texas is located in Assumption Parish and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Little Texas that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Little Texas.
- Mississippi
- Tunica County
- This Little Texas is located in Tunica County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Little Texas that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of Little Texas.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Little Texas is located in Greenville County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Little Texas that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Little Texas.
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- This Little Texas is located in Williamson County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Little Texas that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Little Texas.
- Virginia
- Southampton County
- This Little Texas is located in Southampton County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Little Texas that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Southampton County community of Little Texas.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Texas ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blueberry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
- Blueberry Hill is located in Fayette County
- Bonita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Colony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Elk Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Chester
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
- Faywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Frogtown
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Garden Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Springs
- Garden Springs is located in Fayette County
- Gardenside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
- Gardenside is located in Fayette County
- Holiday Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Fayette County
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- Hunter Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Fayette County
- Little Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Little Georgetown is located in Fayette County
- Open Gates
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Open Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Gates
- Open Gates is located in Fayette County
- Pine Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
- Pine Meadows is located in Fayette County
- Twin Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hunter Town
How Far From Little Texas 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 Little Texas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Texas 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 Texas to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> 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 415 miles [667.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Texas. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Texas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Texas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0126, Longitude: -84.6419 In this case, the coordinates for Little Texas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Little Texas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Little Texas to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.511 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.579 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.277 degrees. |