Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rice Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rice Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rice Hill

• 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 Rice Hill:
  • 37.494586, -84.191224
  • 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 Rice Hill

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Rice Hill is near Rockcastle County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Rice Hill

Communities Also Named Rice Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Rice Hill.

Within Kentucky, the name Rice Hill is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Rice Hill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oregon
    • Douglas County
    • This Rice Hill is located in Douglas County and lies 2,074 miles [3,337.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rice Hill that is located in Jackson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Rice Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rice Hill ...

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.

• Big Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Big Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill
• Bighill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bighill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
• Climax
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Climax is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
• Clover Bottom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Clover Bottom is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
• Hugh
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hugh is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugh
• Kerby Knob
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
• Loam
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Loam is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loam
• Sandgap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sandgap is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
• Sinking Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sinking Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Valley
• Threelinks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Threelinks is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threelinks

How Far From Rice Hill 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 community such as Rice Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• McKee, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rice Hill to McKee, with an average speed<2> 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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 400 miles [643.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'