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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 Sligo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sligo 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 Sligo:
- 38.488954, -85.313290
- 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 Sligo
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Sligo is near Oldham County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oldham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Sligo
Communities Also Named Sligo ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Sligo.
Within Kentucky, the name Sligo is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Weld County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Sligo [Weld County].
- Louisiana
- Bossier Parish
- This Sligo is located in Bossier Parish and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sligo that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Sligo.
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Sligo [Cumberland County].
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Sligo is located in Montgomery County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<2> to the east of the Sligo that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sligo.
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sligo [Crawford County].
- Dent County
- This Sligo is located in Dent County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<2> to the west of the Sligo that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dent County community of Sligo.
- North Carolina
- Currituck County
- This Sligo is located in Currituck County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Sligo that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Currituck County community of Sligo.
- Ohio
- Clinton County
- This Sligo is located in Clinton County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Sligo that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Sligo.
- Guernsey County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sligo [Guernsey County].
- Ontario
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Sligo.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Sligo is located in Allegheny County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sligo that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Sligo.
- Clarion County
- This Sligo is located in Clarion County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the east northeast of the Sligo that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Sligo.
- Tennessee
- DeKalb County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Sligo [DeKalb County].
- Texas
- Yoakum County
- This Sligo is located in Yoakum County and lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sligo that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yoakum County community of Sligo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sligo ...
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.
- Cedar Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Point is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Eminence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenhaven is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
- Hibernia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hibernia is located in Clark County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Marble Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Hill is located in Jefferson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Miles Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Miles Point is located in Clark County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Monitor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Monitor is located in Trimble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Otto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otto is located in Clark County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Trimble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Skylight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Skylight is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylight
- Sulphur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Sligo 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 Sligo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sligo and extending to:
- New Castle, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Sligo 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 446 miles [717.8 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 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sligo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Sligo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sligo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sligo 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 Sligo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4890, Longitude: -85.3133 In this case, the coordinates for Sligo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.934 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.131 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.441 degrees. |
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