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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 Sparrow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sparrow 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 Sparrow:
- 37.923372, -85.150360
- 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 Sparrow
- 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since Sparrow is near Nelson County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Sparrow
Communities Also Named Sparrow ...
We found one communities that are also named Sparrow.
Within Kentucky, the name Sparrow is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Sparrow in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Henry County
- This Sparrow is located in Henry County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the west of the Sparrow that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Sparrow.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sparrow ...
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.
- Battle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Battle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Birdie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chaplin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drydock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drydock is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drydock
- Fox Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glensboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Little Mount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maud is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Pleasant Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Seaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Terrapin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Terrapin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin
- Wayside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
How Far From Sparrow 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 Sparrow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sparrow and extending to:
- Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sparrow to Lawrenceburg, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 443 miles [712.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,872 miles [7,840.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sparrow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sparrow 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 Sparrow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9234, Longitude: -85.1504 In this case, the coordinates for Sparrow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.827 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.928 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.525 degrees. |
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