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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rice Hill ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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) - Bighill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Climax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Clover Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Clover Bottom is located in Jackson County
- Hugh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Kerby Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerby Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Loam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Sandgap
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Sinking Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinking Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Valley
- Sinking Valley is located in Jackson County
- Threelinks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Threelinks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threelinks
- Threelinks is located in Jackson County
How Far From Rice Hill 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rice Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Rice Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rice Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4946, Longitude: -84.1912 In this case, the coordinates for Rice Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Rice Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.229 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.181 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.226 degrees. |