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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 Pryorsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pryorsburg 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 Pryorsburg:
- 36.689821, -88.719476
- 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 Pryorsburg
- 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 Graves County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Graves County
- Since Pryorsburg is near Hickman County and also Carlisle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carlisle 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 Pryorsburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pryorsburg ...
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.
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Fancy Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Pilot Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pilot Oak is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Oak
- Roper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roper is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Stubblefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stubblefield is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
- Water Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Pryorsburg 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 Pryorsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pryorsburg and extending to:
- Mayfield, which is the Seat of Graves County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Pryorsburg to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pryorsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pryorsburg 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 Pryorsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6898, Longitude: -88.7195 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.035 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.293 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.413 degrees. |
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