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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 Sulphur, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sulphur 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 Sulphur:
- 38.494645, -85.273691
- 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 Sulphur
- 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 Sulphur is near Trimble County and also Oldham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trimble County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oldham 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 Sulphur
Communities Also Named Sulphur ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Sulphur.
Within Kentucky, the name Sulphur is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Grand County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Sulphur [Grand County].
- Indiana
- Crawford County
- This Sulphur is located in Crawford County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sulphur that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Sulphur.
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- This Sulphur is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sulphur that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Sulphur.
- Nevada
- Humboldt County
- This Sulphur is located in Humboldt County and lies 1,774 miles [2,855 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sulphur that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Sulphur.
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Bernalillo County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Sulphur.
- Oklahoma
- Murray County
- This Sulphur is located in Murray County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sulphur that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Murray County community of Sulphur.
- South Dakota
- Meade County
- This Sulphur is located in Meade County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sulphur that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Sulphur.
- Tennessee
- Overton County
- This Sulphur is located in Overton County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<2> to the south of the Sulphur that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Overton County community of Sulphur.
- Texas
- Bowie County
- This Sulphur is located in Bowie County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sulphur that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Sulphur.
- Trinity County
- This Sulphur is located in Trinity County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km] to the southwest of the Sulphur that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Sulphur.
- Washington
- Franklin County
- This Sulphur is located in Franklin County and lies 1,776 miles [2,858.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sulphur that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Sulphur.
- West Virginia
- Mineral County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Sulphur [Mineral County].
- Wyoming
- Carbon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Sulphur [Carbon County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sulphur ...
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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Point is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Eminence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- English
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenhaven is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
- Marble Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Hill is located in Jefferson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Miles Point
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Pleasureville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Pleasureville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pleasureville
- Otto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Trimble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
How Far From Sulphur 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 Sulphur to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sulphur and extending to:
- New Castle, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Sulphur to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 444 miles [714.5 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 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Sulphur 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sulphur) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Sulphur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Sulphur 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 Sulphur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4946, Longitude: -85.2737 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.909 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.104 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.421 degrees. |
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