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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 Paradise Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paradise Hills 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 Paradise Hills:
- 37.012830, -88.035300
- 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 Paradise Hills
- 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 Lyon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- Since Paradise Hills is near Caldwell County and also Trigg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trigg 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 Paradise Hills
Communities Also Named Paradise Hills ...
We found six communities that are also named Paradise Hills.
Within Kentucky, the name Paradise Hills is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Diego County
- This Paradise Hills is located in San Diego County and lies 1,664 miles [2,677.9 km]<1> to the west of the Paradise Hills that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Paradise Hills.
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Paradise Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Paradise Hills that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Paradise Hills.
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- This Paradise Hills is located in Bernalillo County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<1> to the west of the Paradise Hills that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Paradise Hills.
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This Paradise Hills is located in Adams County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Paradise Hills that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Paradise Hills.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Paradise Hills is located in Davis County and lies 1,303 miles [2,097 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Paradise Hills that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Paradise Hills.
- Weber County
- This Paradise Hills is located in Weber County and lies 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km] to the west northwest of the Paradise Hills that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Paradise Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paradise Hills ...
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.
- Black Hawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Black Hawk is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Commerce Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Commerce Landing is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Landing
- Confederate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Confederate is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate
- Cross Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cross Road is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road
- Eden Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eden Bay is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Bay
- Greenacres
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenacres is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Rockcastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockcastle is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle
- Rockcastle Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockcastle Shores is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle Shores
- Twin Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Wildwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wildwood Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
How Far From Paradise Hills 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 Paradise Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paradise Hills and extending to:
- Eddyville, which is the Seat of Lyon County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Paradise Hills to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 612 miles [984.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paradise Hills) 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 Paradise Hills 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 Paradise Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0128, Longitude: -88.0353 In this case, the coordinates for Paradise Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.615 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.854 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.035 degrees. |
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