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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 Neave, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neave 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 Neave:
- 38.647471, -84.200096
- 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 Neave
- 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 Bracken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bracken County
- Since Neave is near Pendleton County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pendleton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Neave
Curious and Interesting Names Near Neave ...
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.
- Bachelors Rest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Claysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Claysville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Four Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Four Oaks is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
- Johnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Johnsville is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Powersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunrise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunrise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Willow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Willow Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Neave 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 Neave to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Neave and extending to:
- Brooksville, which is the Seat of Bracken County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Neave to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 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 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 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- Neave) 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 Neave 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 Neave. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6475, Longitude: -84.2001 In this case, the coordinates for Neave have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.238 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.358 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.898 degrees. |
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