Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in South Sherburne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Sherburne and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for South Sherburne

• 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 South Sherburne:
  • 38.278960, -83.804062
  • 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 South 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 Bath County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bath County
  • Since South Sherburne is near Fleming County and also Nicholas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fleming 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 South Sherburne

Communities Also Named South Sherburne ...

We found one communities that are also named South Sherburne.

Within Kentucky, the name South Sherburne is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named South Sherburne in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Vermont
    • Rutland County
    • This South Sherburne is located in Rutland County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the South Sherburne that is located in Bath County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of South Sherburne.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bald Eagle is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
• 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
  (4 miles [6.4 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyoming is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming

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

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

• Owingsville, which is the Seat of Bath County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Sherburne to Owingsville, 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>'