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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 Nihizertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nihizertown 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 Nihizertown:
- 37.988412, -84.363267
- 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 Nihizertown
- 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 Nihizertown is near Clark County and also Bourbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Nihizertown
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nihizertown ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Centerville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Chilesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chilesburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
- Columbus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Deep Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
- Fairway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Gamesway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gamesway is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamesway
- Hootentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hootentown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hootentown
- Idle Hour
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Idle Hour is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Hour
- Liberty Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Heights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Pricetown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pricetown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
- Rockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Nihizertown 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 Nihizertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Nihizertown and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Nihizertown to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 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 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Nihizertown) 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 Nihizertown 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 Nihizertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9884, Longitude: -84.3633 In this case, the coordinates for Nihizertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.338 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.378 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.161 degrees. |
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