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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 Smallhous, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smallhous 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 Smallhous:
- 37.380045, -87.093607
- 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 Smallhous
- 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 Ohio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
- Since Smallhous is near Muhlenberg County and also McLean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLean 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 Smallhous
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smallhous ...
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.
- Buttonsberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buttonsberry is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonsberry
- Centertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Equality
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Equality is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moorman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moorman is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorman
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Point Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Point Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Rockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
How Far From Smallhous 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 Smallhous to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Smallhous and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the Seat of Ohio County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Smallhous to Hartford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,378 miles [10,264.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,102 miles [11,429.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,978 miles [8,011.3 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smallhous) 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 Smallhous 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 Smallhous. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3800, Longitude: -87.0936 In this case, the coordinates for Smallhous have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.033 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.235 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.528 degrees. |
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