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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 Raceland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raceland 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 Raceland:
- 38.537113, -82.734117
- 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 Raceland
- 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 Greenup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenup County
- Since Raceland is near Lawrence County and also Boyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd 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 Raceland
Communities Also Named Raceland ...
We found one communities that are also named Raceland.
Within Kentucky, the name Raceland is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Raceland in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Lafourche Parish
- This Raceland is located in Lafourche Parish and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Raceland that is located in Greenup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafourche Parish community of Raceland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Raceland ...
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.
- Coal Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Flatwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Greenup
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Ironville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ironville is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Ohio Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ohio Furnace is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio Furnace
- Raceland Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Raceland Junction is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Three Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Three Oaks is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
How Far From Raceland 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 Raceland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Raceland and extending to:
- Greenup, which is the Seat of Greenup County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Raceland to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 307 miles [494.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Raceland) 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 Raceland 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 Raceland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5371, Longitude: -82.7341 In this case, the coordinates for Raceland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.332 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.306 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.283 degrees. |
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