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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 Sanfordtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sanfordtown 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 Sanfordtown:
- 39.029167, -84.535278
- 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 Sanfordtown
- 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 Kenton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kenton County
- Since Sanfordtown is near Campbell County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Sanfordtown
Communities Also Named Sanfordtown ...
We found one communities that are also named Sanfordtown.
Within Kentucky, the name Sanfordtown is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Sanfordtown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Sanfordtown is located in Fairfield County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sanfordtown that is located in Kenton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Sanfordtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sanfordtown ...
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.
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bucktown is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Cold Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Constance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Constance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
- Crescent Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Park is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Crescent Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Johns Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johns Hill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Hill
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lincoln Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Court is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Court
- Little Buck ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Buck is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Buck
- Lookout Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lookout Heights is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Heights
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Marydale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marydale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Over-The-Rhine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Over-The-Rhine is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Over-The-Rhine
- Park Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pool's Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pool's Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool's Creek
- Price Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Price Hill is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Summit Hills Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Summit Hills Heights is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills Heights
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
How Far From Sanfordtown 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 Sanfordtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sanfordtown and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Kenton County, lies just to the South.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Sanfordtown 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 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 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 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sanfordtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Sanfordtown 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 Sanfordtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0292, Longitude: -84.5353 In this case, the coordinates for Sanfordtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.447 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.652 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.935 degrees. |
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