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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 Nortonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nortonville 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 Nortonville:
- 37.187513, -87.454160
- 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 Nortonville
- 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
- Since Nortonville is near Christian County and also Muhlenberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg 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 Nortonville
Communities Also Named Nortonville ...
We found five communities that are also named Nortonville.
Within Kentucky, the name Nortonville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Contra Costa County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Nortonville [Contra Costa County].
- Illinois
- Morgan County
- This Nortonville is located in Morgan County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Nortonville that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Nortonville.
- Kansas
- Jefferson County
- This Nortonville is located in Jefferson County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Nortonville that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Nortonville.
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Nortonville is located in Gloucester County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Nortonville that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Nortonville.
- North Dakota
- LaMoure County
- This Nortonville is located in LaMoure County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Nortonville that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaMoure County community of Nortonville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nortonville ...
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.
- Apex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Daniel Boone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Daniel Boone is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Boone
- Earles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Empire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Grapevine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grapevine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Little Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Valley is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
- Murphy Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Murphy Ford is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Ford
- Oriole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oriole is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Pee Vee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pee Vee is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Vee
How Far From Nortonville 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 Nortonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nortonville and extending to:
- Madisonville, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nortonville to Madisonville, with an average speed<3> 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 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 578 miles [930.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nortonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nortonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Nortonville 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 Nortonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1875, Longitude: -87.4542 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.254 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.463 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.735 degrees. |
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