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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 Rabbit Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rabbit Town 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 Rabbit Town:
- 37.905913, -84.015202
- 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 Rabbit Town
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Rabbit Town is near Powell County and also Estill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Powell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Estill 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 Rabbit Town
Communities Also Named Rabbit Town ...
We found three communities that are also named Rabbit Town.
Within Kentucky, the name Rabbit Town is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rabbit Town that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Rabbit Town.
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the east of the Rabbit Town that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Rabbit Town.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Rabbit Town lies 1,706 miles [2,745.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rabbit Town that is located in Clark County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rabbit Town ...
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.
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clay City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Branch is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Branch
- Happy Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Top is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Top
- Hedges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Iron Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Iron Mound is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mound
- Kiddville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiddville
- Lilly's Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lilly's Ferry is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly's Ferry
- Log Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
- Lone Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Piggville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- Pilot View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot View is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot View
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Rightangle
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rightangle
- Spout Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spout Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Waltersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
How Far From Rabbit Town 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 Rabbit Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rabbit Town and extending to:
- Winchester, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rabbit Town to Winchester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rabbit Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rabbit Town 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 Rabbit Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9059, Longitude: -84.0152 In this case, the coordinates for Rabbit Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.123 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.119 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.032 degrees. |
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