Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ortiz, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ortiz and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ortiz
- 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 Ortiz:
- 37.556433, -87.609175
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ortiz
- 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 Webster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Since Ortiz is near Hopkins County and also McLean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
- eBird sighting report for McLean 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ortiz ...
We found three communities that share the name Ortiz.
Within Kentucky, the name Ortiz is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Missouri
- New Mexico
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ortiz ...
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.
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Free Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Free Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Gatesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Gatesville is located in Webster County
- Givens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Jolly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Little Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion
- Little Zion is located in Webster County
- Slaughters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Steamport Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamport Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamport Landing
- Steamport Landing is located in Webster County
- Tunnel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill
- Tunnel Hill is located in Henderson County
How Far From Ortiz 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 Ortiz to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ortiz and extending to:
- Dixon, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Ortiz to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 580 miles [933.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ortiz. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ortiz) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ortiz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5564, Longitude: -87.6092 In this case, the coordinates for Ortiz have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Ortiz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ortiz to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.364 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.641 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.714 degrees. |