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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 Sherburne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherburne 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 Sherburne:
    • 38.281744, -83.802698
    • 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 Sherburne
  • 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 Fleming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fleming County
    • Since Sherburne is near Bath County and also Nicholas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bath County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas 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 Sherburne

Communities Also Named Sherburne ...

We found two communities that are also named Sherburne.

Within Kentucky, the name Sherburne is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Pointe Coupee Parish
      • This Sherburne is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sherburne that is located in Fleming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Sherburne.
    • New York
      • Chenango County
      • This Sherburne is located in Chenango County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sherburne that is located in Fleming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Sherburne.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherburne ...

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.

  • Bald Eagle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bald Eagle is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
  • Craintown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Craintown is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
  • Grassland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Grassland is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
  • Harpers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Harpers is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers
  • Hill Top
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hill Top is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
  • Locust
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Locust is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
  • Milltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Milltown is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Olive Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Olive Branch is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Pebble
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pebble is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
  • Sprout
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sprout is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprout
  • Sunset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sunset is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Upper Blue Licks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Upper Blue Licks is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Blue Licks
  • Wyoming
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyoming is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming

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

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

  • Flemingsburg, which is the Seat of Fleming County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sherburne to Flemingsburg, 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 58 miles [93.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 367 miles [590.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sherburne) 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 Sherburne 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 Sherburne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2817, Longitude: -83.8027       In this case, the coordinates for Sherburne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.992 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.024 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.83 degrees.