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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Terryville.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Terryville:
    • 37.989810, -82.987430<1>
    • 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 Terryville
  • 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Since Terryville is near Johnson County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Terryville

Communities Also Named Terryville ...

We found four communities that are also named Terryville.

Within Kentucky, the name Terryville is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Terryville, Litchfield County
      • This Terryville is located in Litchfield County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Terryville that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Terryville.
    • New York
      • Terryville, Suffolk County
      • This Terryville is located in Suffolk County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Terryville that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Terryville.
    • Texas
      • Terryville, DeWitt County
      • This Terryville is located in DeWitt County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Terryville that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeWitt County community of Terryville.
    • Virginia
      • Terryville, Charlotte County
      • This Terryville is located in Charlotte County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Terryville that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Terryville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Terryville ...

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.

  • Crockett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Crockett is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Flatgap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Flatgap is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
  • Little Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Little Fork is located in Elliott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fork
  • Lost Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lost Creek is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
  • Lower Sandlick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lower Sandlick is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Sandlick
  • Martha
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Martha is also located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
  • Moon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Moon is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
  • Redbush
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Redbush is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
  • Relief
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Relief is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
  • Sarah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sarah is located in Elliott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
  • Upper Sandlick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Upper Sandlick is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandlick

How Far From Terryville 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 included the distance from a community such as Terryville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Terryville to Louisa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 327 miles [526.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,776 miles [7,686.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Terryville:
     Decimal: 37.98981, -82.987430
     DDMMSS: 37° 59' 23", -82° 59' 14"
<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- Terryville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Terryville 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 Terryville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9898, Longitude: -82.9874       In this case, the coordinates for Terryville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.492 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.409 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.561 degrees.