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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 Solway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Solway 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 Solway:
- 37.621171, -86.176637
- 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 Solway
- 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Since Solway is near Breckinridge County and also Grayson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson 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 Solway
Communities Also Named Solway ...
We found two communities that are also named Solway.
Within Kentucky, the name Solway is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Beltrami County
- This Solway is located in Beltrami County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Solway that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beltrami County community of Solway.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Solway is located in Knox County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Solway that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Solway.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Solway ...
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.
- Big Clifty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Centerview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Centerview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Dyer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Fisher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fisher is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Four Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Hanging Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- High Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- High Plains is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Plains
- High Plains Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- High Plains Corner is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Plains Corner
- Horntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Horntown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lilac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lilac is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilac
- Limp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Madrid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Madrid is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Pierce Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Star Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- Tar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tar Hill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Hill
How Far From Solway 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 Solway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Solway and extending to:
- Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Solway to Elizabethtown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 503 miles [809.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,053 miles [11,350.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,929 miles [7,932.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Solway) 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 Solway 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 Solway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6212, Longitude: -86.1766 In this case, the coordinates for Solway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.463 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.614 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.06 degrees. |
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