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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 Rightangle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rightangle 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 Rightangle:
- 37.895361, -84.028772
- 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 Rightangle
- 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 Rightangle 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 Rightangle
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rightangle ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 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 east)
- Cotton Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Iron Mound is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mound
- Kiddville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Piggville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pilot View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pilot View is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot View
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pine Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Rabbit Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- 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 east)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
How Far From Rightangle 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 Rightangle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rightangle and extending to:
- Winchester, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rightangle 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 384 miles [618 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 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,825 miles [7,765.1 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rightangle) 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 Rightangle 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 Rightangle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8954, Longitude: -84.0288 In this case, the coordinates for Rightangle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.131 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.127 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.041 degrees. |
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