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 Malaga:
37.711754, -83.427405
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.
We found five communities that share the name Malaga.
Within Kentucky, the name Malaga is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Fresno County
This Malaga is located in Fresno County and lies 1,985 miles [3,194.5 km]<1> to the west of the Malaga that is located in Wolfe County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Malaga.
New Jersey
Gloucester County
This Malaga is located in Gloucester County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Malaga that is located in Wolfe County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Malaga.
New Mexico
Eddy County
This Malaga is located in Eddy County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<1> to the west of the Malaga that is located in Wolfe County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Malaga.
Ohio
Monroe County
This Malaga is located in Monroe County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the northeast of the Malaga that is located in Wolfe County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Malaga.
Washington
Chelan County
This Malaga is located in Chelan County and lies 1,964 miles [3,160.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Malaga that is located in Wolfe County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chelan County community of Malaga.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Malaga ...
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.
Baptist (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Malaga to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Malaga and extending to:
Campton, which is the Seat of Wolfe County, lies just to the West Northwest.
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Malaga 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 355 miles [571.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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- Malaga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Malaga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7118, Longitude: -83.4274 In this case, the coordinates for Malaga 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 Malaga 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 311.762 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.677 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.834 degrees.