Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sweeneyville:
  • 37.352285, -85.399130
  • 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 Sweeneyville

• 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 Taylor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
  • Since Sweeneyville is near Green County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Green County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Sweeneyville

Communities Also Named Sweeneyville ...

We found one communities that are also named Sweeneyville.

Within Kentucky, the name Sweeneyville is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Sweeneyville in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Brunswick
    • This Sweeneyville lies 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sweeneyville that is located in Taylor County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sweeneyville ...

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.

• Black Gnat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Gnat is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Gnat
• Bluff Boom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluff Boom is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Boom
• Elk Horn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Elk Horn is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <2>
• Hatcher
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hatcher is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
• Jessietown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jessietown is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
• Mac
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mac is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
• Maple
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
• Roachville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Roachville is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
• Romine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Romine is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romine
• Summersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Summersville is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
• Willowtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Willowtown is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown

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

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

• Campbellsville, which is the Seat of Taylor County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Sweeneyville to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 466 miles [750 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'