Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sidville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sidville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sidville
- 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 Sidville:
- 38.128133, -84.259653
- 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 Sidville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Bourbon County
- Since Sidville is near Clark County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sidville ...
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.
- Bon Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Bourbon County
- Chilesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
- Chilesburg is located in Fayette County
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Constant Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constant Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Station
- Constant Station is located in Clark County
- Currentsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Currentsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currentsville
- Currentsville is located in Bourbon County
- Forest Retreat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Retreat
- Forest Retreat is located in Clark County
- Jimtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Meadowbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Clark County
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris is located in Bourbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
- Pretty Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Run
- Pretty Run is located in Clark County
- Silver Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Clark County
- Stony Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
- Victory Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
- Victory Heights is located in Clark County
How Far From Sidville 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 Sidville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Sidville and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Bourbon County, lies just to the North.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Sidville to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> 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 393 miles [632.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,825 miles [7,765.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sidville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Sidville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sidville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1281, Longitude: -84.2597 In this case, the coordinates for Sidville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Sidville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.275 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.325 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.075 degrees. |