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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 Pioneer Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pioneer Village 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 Pioneer Village:
- 38.059872, -85.679812
- 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 Pioneer Village
- 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 Bullitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bullitt County
- Since Pioneer Village is near Jefferson County and also Spencer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spencer 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 Pioneer Village
Communities Also Named Pioneer Village ...
We found five communities that are also named Pioneer Village.
Within Kentucky, the name Pioneer Village is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Lee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Pioneer Village [Lee County].
- Georgia
- Troup County
- This Pioneer Village is located in Troup County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<2> to the south of the Pioneer Village that is located in Bullitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Pioneer Village.
- New York
- Chemung County
- This Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pioneer Village that is located in Bullitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chemung County community of Pioneer Village.
- Tennessee
- Roane County
- This Pioneer Village is located in Roane County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Pioneer Village that is located in Bullitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Pioneer Village.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Pioneer Village is located in Weber County and lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pioneer Village that is located in Bullitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Pioneer Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pioneer Village ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Fox Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Gap in Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gap in Knob is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap in Knob
- Heritage Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
- Former name for Heritage Creek:
- Minor Lane Heights
- Highview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Hillview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillview is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
- Hunters Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Salt River
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salt River is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt River
- Shepherdsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Spring Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
How Far From Pioneer Village 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 city such as Pioneer Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pioneer Village and extending to:
- Shepherdsville, which is the Seat of Bullitt County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Pioneer Village to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 470 miles [756.4 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 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,888 miles [7,866.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Pioneer Village could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Pioneer Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Pioneer Village 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 Pioneer Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0599, Longitude: -85.6798 In this case, the coordinates for Pioneer Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.159 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.328 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.723 degrees. |
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