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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 Mattoxtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mattoxtown 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 Mattoxtown:
- 38.127620, -84.449894
- 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 Mattoxtown
- 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 Mattoxtown is near Scott County and also Bourbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bourbon 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 Mattoxtown
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mattoxtown ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Chevy Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chevy Chase is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
- Clabber Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clabber Bottom
- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn Parks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn Parks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Parks
- Fairway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gardenside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
- Hermitage Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hermitage Hills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Holiday Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Idle Hour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Idle Hour is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Hour
- Jimtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Liberty Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty Heights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Pine Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Meadows is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
- Rockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Sandersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
How Far From Mattoxtown 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 Mattoxtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mattoxtown and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Mattoxtown to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mattoxtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Mattoxtown 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 Mattoxtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1276, Longitude: -84.4499 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.393 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.46 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.159 degrees. |
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