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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 Pricetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pricetown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pricetown:
    • 37.992300, -84.373823
    • 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 Pricetown
  • 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since Pricetown is near Clark County and also Bourbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bourbon 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 Pricetown

Communities Also Named Pricetown ...

We found eight communities that are also named Pricetown.

There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Pricetown.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Kentucky ...
    • Casey County
      • This Pricetown is located in Casey County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pricetown that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Pricetown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Pricetown [Jefferson Parish].
    • North Carolina
      • Wayne County
      • This Pricetown is located in Wayne County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pricetown that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Pricetown.
    • Ohio
      • Highland County
      • This Pricetown is located in Highland County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pricetown that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Pricetown.
      • Mahoning County
      • This Pricetown is located in Mahoning County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the northeast of the Pricetown that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Pricetown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Pricetown is located in Berks County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pricetown that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Pricetown.
    • West Virginia
      • Lewis County
      • This Pricetown is located in Lewis County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pricetown that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Pricetown.
      • Wetzel County
      • This Pricetown is located in Wetzel County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the east northeast of the Pricetown that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Pricetown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pricetown ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Centerville is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Chevy Chase
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Chevy Chase is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
  • Chilesburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Chilesburg is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
  • Columbus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Columbus is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Deep Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
  • Fairway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairway is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
  • Gamesway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Gamesway is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamesway
  • Hermitage Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hermitage Hills is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
  • Hootentown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hootentown is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hootentown
  • Idle Hour
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Idle Hour is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Hour
  • Jonestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jonestown is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Liberty Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Heights is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Locust Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Locust Grove is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Rockwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockwood is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Shadeland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Shadeland is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
    • Walnut Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Pricetown 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 Pricetown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pricetown and extending to:

  • Lexington, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Pricetown to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pricetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Pricetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Pricetown 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 Pricetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9923, Longitude: -84.3738       In this case, the coordinates for Pricetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.345 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.386 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.164 degrees.