Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Locust Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locust Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Locust Hill
- 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 Locust Hill:
- 37.727838, -86.356642
- 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 Locust Hill
- 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 Breckinridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
- Since Locust Hill is near Grayson County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Locust Hill ...
We found nine communities that share the name Locust Hill.
Within Kentucky, the name Locust Hill is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Locust Hill is located in Baltimore County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Locust Hill that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Locust Hill.
- Missouri
- Knox County
- This Locust Hill is located in Knox County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Locust Hill that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Locust Hill.
- North Carolina
- Caswell County
- This Locust Hill is located in Caswell County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Locust Hill that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Locust Hill.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Locust Hill.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Locust Hill is located in Fayette County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Locust Hill that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Locust Hill.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Locust Hill is located in Greenville County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Locust Hill that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Locust Hill.
- Virginia
- Middlesex County
- This Locust Hill is located in Middlesex County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the east of the Locust Hill that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Locust Hill.
- Prince William County
- This Locust Hill is located in Prince William County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km] to the east of the Locust Hill that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Locust Hill.
- Wythe County
- This Locust Hill is located in Wythe County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km] to the east of the Locust Hill that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Locust Hill.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Locust Hill ...
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.
- Cave Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Breckinridge County
- Centerview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Centerview is located in Breckinridge County
- Codyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Dyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Graysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Graysville is located in Breckinridge County
- High Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Plains
- High Plains is located in Breckinridge County
- Kingswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Madrid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Locust Hill 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 Locust Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Locust Hill and extending to:
- Hardinsburg, which is the Seat of Breckinridge County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Locust Hill to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 511 miles [822.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,932 miles [7,937.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Locust Hill. 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- Locust Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Locust Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7278, Longitude: -86.3566 In this case, the coordinates for Locust Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Locust Hill 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> | 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 Locust Hill 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 313.578 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.762 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.112 degrees. |