Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sharer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sharer and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sharer

• 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 Sharer:
  • 37.036710, -86.670826
  • 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 Sharer

• 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since Sharer is near Logan County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Sharer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharer ...

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.

• Blue Level
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Level is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Level
• Boston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Boston is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Buffalo Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo Fork is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Fork
• Dimple
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dimple is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple
• Gasper
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gasper is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasper
• Guy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Guy is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
• Leetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Leetown is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
• Needmore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Needmore is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Rockland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockland is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Sugar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove

How Far From Sharer to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sharer to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sharer and extending to:

• Morgantown, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Sharer to Morgantown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 539 miles [867.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,378 miles [10,264.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'