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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 Shawhan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shawhan 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 Shawhan:
- 38.301995, -84.272776
- 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 Shawhan
- 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 Bourbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bourbon County
- Since Shawhan is near Harrison County and also Bath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bath 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 Shawhan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shawhan ...
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.
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Currentsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Currentsville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currentsville
- Cynthiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Headquarters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Headquarters is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
- Hooktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jimtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lair is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lair
- Lees Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lees Lick is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Lick
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Morning Glory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morning Glory is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
- Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Poindexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Shawhan 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 Shawhan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shawhan and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Bourbon County, lies just to the South.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Shawhan to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 392 miles [630.9 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 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 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shawhan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Shawhan 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 Shawhan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3020, Longitude: -84.2728 In this case, the coordinates for Shawhan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.283 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.36 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.031 degrees. |
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