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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Rockcastle.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rockcastle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockcastle 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 Rockcastle:
- 36.899774, -87.987244<1>
- 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 Rockcastle
- 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 Trigg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trigg County
- Since Rockcastle is near Lyon County and also Caldwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell 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 Rockcastle
Communities Also Named Rockcastle ...
We found one communities that are also named Rockcastle.
Within Kentucky, the name Rockcastle is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Rockcastle in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Rockcastle, Tuscaloosa County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Tuscaloosa County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Rockcastle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockcastle ...
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.
- Black Hawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Black Hawk is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Cedar Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Point is also located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Commerce Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce Landing is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Landing
- Confederate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Confederate is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate
- Cross Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Road is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road
- Eden Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eden Bay is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Bay
- Golden Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenacres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenacres is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
- Maple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is also located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Paradise Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paradise Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Rockcastle Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rockcastle Shores is also located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle Shores
- Wildwood Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
How Far From Rockcastle to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers included the distance from a community such as Rockcastle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Rockcastle and extending to:
- Cadiz, which is the Seat of Trigg County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 192 miles [309 km]<4> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Rockcastle to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 611 miles [983.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Rockcastle:
Decimal: 36.89977, -87.987244
DDMMSS: 36° 53' 59", -87° 59' 14" |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rockcastle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rockcastle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Rockcastle 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 Rockcastle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8998, Longitude: -87.9872 In this case, the coordinates for Rockcastle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.58 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.798 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.04 degrees. |
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