Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Nerinx, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nerinx and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Nerinx

• 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 Nerinx:
  • 37.664229, -85.399406
  • 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 Nerinx

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Nerinx is near Washington County and also Nelson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson 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 Nerinx

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nerinx ...

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.

• Balltown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Balltown is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
• Bearwallow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bearwallow is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
• Belltown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Belltown is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
• Booker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Booker is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
• Croakes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Croakes is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croakes
• Frogtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Frogtown is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Gandertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gandertown is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
• Gethsemane
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
• Gleanings
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gleanings is located in Larue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
• Holy Cross
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Holy Cross is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
• Jimtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jimtown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Valley Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
• Woodlawn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Nerinx 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 Nerinx to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Nerinx and extending to:

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nerinx to Lebanon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 461 miles [741.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'