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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 North Middletown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Middletown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 North Middletown:
    • 38.145038, -84.109425
    • 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 North Middletown
  • 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 Bourbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bourbon County
    • Since North Middletown is near Montgomery County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 North Middletown

Communities Also Named North Middletown ...

We found two communities that are also named North Middletown.

Within Kentucky, the name North Middletown is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This North Middletown is located in Monmouth County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Middletown that is located in Bourbon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of North Middletown.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This North Middletown is located in Butler County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the north of the North Middletown that is located in Bourbon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of North Middletown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Middletown ...

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.

How Far From North Middletown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as North Middletown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Middletown and extending to:

  • Paris, which is the Seat of Bourbon County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from North Middletown 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 just about two full 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 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Middletown) 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 North Middletown 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 North Middletown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1450, Longitude: -84.1094    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.182 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.221 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.004 degrees.