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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 Saint Denis:
38.200348, -85.833019
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.
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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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found three communities that are also named Saint Denis.
Within Kentucky, the name Saint Denis is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Maryland
Baltimore County
This Saint Denis is located in Baltimore County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Denis that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Saint Denis.
Quebec
This Saint Denis lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Denis that is located in Jefferson County.
Saskatchewan
This Saint Denis lies 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Denis that is located in Jefferson County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Denis ...
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.
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 include the distance from a community such as Saint Denis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Denis and extending to:
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Denis to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 477 miles [767.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,889 miles [7,868.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Saint Denis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 Saint Denis 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 Saint Denis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2003, Longitude: -85.8330 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Denis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.257 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.461 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.753 degrees.