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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 Sharpe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sharpe 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 Sharpe:
- 36.969526, -88.460060
- 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 Sharpe
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Sharpe is near McCracken County and also Graves County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCracken County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Graves 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 Sharpe
Communities Also Named Sharpe ...
We found two communities that are also named Sharpe.
Within Kentucky, the name Sharpe is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Coffey County
- This Sharpe is located in Coffey County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sharpe that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffey County community of Sharpe.
- Pennsylvania
- Fulton County
- This Sharpe is located in Fulton County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sharpe that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Sharpe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharpe ...
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.
- Hardmoney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hardmoney is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardmoney
- Harris Hill Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harris Hill Ford is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill Ford
- Krebs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Cypress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Cypress is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
- Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oaks is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Possum Trot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Trot is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Scale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Woodlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Sharpe 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 Sharpe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sharpe and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sharpe to Benton, with an average speed<2> 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 213 miles [342.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Sharpe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Sharpe 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 Sharpe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9695, Longitude: -88.4601 In this case, the coordinates for Sharpe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.882 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.156 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.234 degrees. |
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