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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 Scottown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scottown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Scottown:
    • 37.323100, -86.965272
    • 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 Scottown
  • 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 Ohio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
    • Since Scottown is near Muhlenberg County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Scottown

Communities Also Named Scottown ...

We found two communities that are also named Scottown.

Within Kentucky, the name Scottown is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Scottown is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Scottown that is located in Ohio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Scottown.
    • Ohio
      • Lawrence County
      • This Scottown is located in Lawrence County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Scottown that is located in Ohio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Scottown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scottown ...

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.

  • Beaver Dam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Centertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Centertown is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Cool Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cool Springs is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
  • Equality
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Equality is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
  • Highview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Highview is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
  • Ken Wye
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ken Wye is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ken Wye
  • Knightsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Knightsburg is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsburg
  • Nelson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Nelson is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Paradise ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Rockport
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rockport is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Smallhous
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Smallhous is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallhous

How Far From Scottown 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 Scottown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scottown and extending to:

  • Hartford, which is the Seat of Ohio County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scottown to Hartford, 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 129 miles [207.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 549 miles [883.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Scottown) 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 Scottown 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 Scottown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3231, Longitude: -86.9653       In this case, the coordinates for Scottown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.95 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.132 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.485 degrees.