Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Powder Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powder Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Powder Mill
- 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 Powder Mill:
- 37.347002, -85.713300
- 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 Powder Mill
- 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 Hart County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hart County
- Since Powder Mill is near Green County and also Larue County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Green County
- eBird sighting report for Larue 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 Powder Mill ...
We found one communities that share the name Powder Mill.
Within Kentucky, the name Powder Mill is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Powder Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Paulding County
- This Powder Mill is located in Paulding County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Powder Mill that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Powder Mill.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powder Mill ...
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.
- Bonnieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnieville
- Bonnieville is located in Hart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnieville <3>
- Eve
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Grab
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Hardyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- High Hickory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hickory
- High Hickory is located in Hart County
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Hart County
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Maxine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Pike View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Summersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Green County
How Far From Powder Mill 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 community such as Powder Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Powder Mill and extending to:
- Munfordville, which is the Seat of Hart County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Powder Mill to Munfordville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 483 miles [777.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,045 miles [11,337.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,921 miles [7,919.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Powder Mill. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Powder Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Powder Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3470, Longitude: -85.7133 In this case, the coordinates for Powder Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Powder Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.168 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.237 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.928 degrees. |