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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 Loradale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loradale and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Loradale:
    • 38.195346, -84.397694
    • 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 Loradale
  • 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 Loradale is near Bourbon County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bourbon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Loradale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loradale ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Centerville is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Clabber Bottom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clabber Bottom
  • Cranetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cranetown is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranetown
  • Currentsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Currentsville is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currentsville
  • Deep Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Elkhorn Parks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Elkhorn Parks is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Parks
  • Georgetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hermitage Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hermitage Hills is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Indian Hills is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Jimtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lees Lick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lees Lick is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Lick
  • Leesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Leesburg is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
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How Far From Loradale 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 Loradale to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lexington, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Loradale to Lexington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 400 miles [643.7 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Loradale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Loradale 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 Loradale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1953, Longitude: -84.3977       In this case, the coordinates for Loradale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.361 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.433 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.117 degrees.