Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Madisonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Madisonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Madisonville
- 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 Madisonville:
- 37.341529, -87.503879
- 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 Madisonville
- 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
- Since Madisonville is near Webster County and also Muhlenberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Webster County
- eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg 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 Madisonville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Madisonville.
Within Kentucky, the name Madisonville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Madisonville is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Madisonville that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Madisonville.
- Mississippi
- Madison County
- This Madisonville is located in Madison County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Madisonville that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Madisonville.
- Missouri
- Ralls County
- This Madisonville is located in Ralls County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Madisonville that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of Madisonville.
- New Jersey
- Somerset County
- This Madisonville is located in Somerset County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Madisonville that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Madisonville.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Madisonville is located in Hamilton County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the northeast of the Madisonville that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Madisonville.
- Pennsylvania
- Lackawanna County
- This Madisonville is located in Lackawanna County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Madisonville that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Madisonville.
- Tennessee
- Monroe County
- This Madisonville is located in Monroe County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Madisonville that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Madisonville.
- Texas
- Madison County
- This Madisonville is located in Madison County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Madisonville that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Madisonville.
- Virginia
- Charlotte County
- This Madisonville is located in Charlotte County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the east of the Madisonville that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Madisonville.
- Louisiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Madisonville ...
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.
- Coiltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Daniel Boone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniel Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Boone
- Daniel Boone is located in Hopkins County
- Earles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Fiddle Bow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Grapevine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Little Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
- Little Valley is located in Hopkins County
- Oriole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Pee Vee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Rabbit Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Ridge
- Rabbit Ridge is located in Hopkins County
- Sixth Vein
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixth Vein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixth Vein
- Sixth Vein is located in Hopkins County
- Slaughters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Stringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Muhlenberg County
How Far From Madisonville 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 city such as Madisonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Madisonville and extending to:
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Madisonville to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 578 miles [930.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,997 miles [8,041.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Madisonville: www.madisonvillegov.com/
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' (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- Madisonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Madisonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3415, Longitude: -87.5039 In this case, the coordinates for Madisonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Madisonville 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 314.29 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.526 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.72 degrees. |