Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Seaville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seaville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Seaville
- 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 Seaville:
- 37.883573, -85.038888
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Seaville
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Seaville is near Mercer County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- eBird sighting report for Anderson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Seaville ...
We found one communities that share the name Seaville.
Within Kentucky, the name Seaville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Seaville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seaville ...
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.
- Battle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Bondville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Bushtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Chaplin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaplin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin
- Chaplin is located in Nelson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaplin <3>
- Cornishville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornishville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Drydock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Fox Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
- Glensboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensboro
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
- Hickory Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Anderson County
- Mayo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Sparrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Terrapin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Seaville 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 include the distance from a community such as Seaville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seaville and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Seaville to Springfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 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 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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- Seaville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seaville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8836, Longitude: -85.0389 In this case, the coordinates for Seaville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Seaville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.757 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.842 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.487 degrees. |