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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 Marydale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marydale and the surrounding area.
- 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 Marydale:
- 39.026172, -84.621611
- 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 Marydale
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Marydale is near Kenton County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kenton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Marydale
Communities Also Named Marydale ...
We found four communities that are also named Marydale.
Within Kentucky, the name Marydale is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Marydale is located in New Castle County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the east of the Marydale that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Marydale.
- Illinois
- Clinton County
- This Marydale is located in Clinton County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the west of the Marydale that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Marydale.
- Nova Scotia
- This Marydale lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marydale that is located in Boone County.
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This Marydale is located in Athens County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the east of the Marydale that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Marydale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marydale ...
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.
- Constance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Constance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
- Crescent Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Park is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Crescent Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eileen Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eileen Gardens is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen Gardens
- Florence
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeful Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeful Heights is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful Heights
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lookout Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout Heights is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Heights
- Park Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Placid Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Placid Meadows is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Meadows
- Stringtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Sugartit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugartit is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartit
- Summit Hills Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Summit Hills Heights is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills Heights
How Far From Marydale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Marydale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marydale and extending to:
- Burlington, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies just to the West.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Marydale to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 407 miles [655 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 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,926 miles [11,146.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Marydale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Marydale 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 Marydale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0262, Longitude: -84.6216 In this case, the coordinates for Marydale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.501 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.713 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.975 degrees. |
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