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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 Thornhill:
38.288172, -85.625676
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We found twelve communities that share the name Thornhill.
Within Kentucky, the name Thornhill is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eight are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Greene County
This Thornhill is located in Greene County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Thornhill that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Thornhill.
Jefferson County
This Thornhill is located in Jefferson County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the south of the Thornhill that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Thornhill.
Marion County
This Thornhill is located in Marion County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km] to the south southwest of the Thornhill that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Thornhill.
Talladega County
This Thornhill is located in Talladega County and lies 338 miles [544 km] to the south of the Thornhill that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Thornhill.
British Columbia
This Thornhill lies 2,281 miles [3,670.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Thornhill that is located in Jefferson County.
Manitoba
This Thornhill lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Thornhill that is located in Jefferson County.
Nova Scotia
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Thornhill.
Ohio
Carroll County
This Thornhill is located in Carroll County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Thornhill that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Thornhill.
Ontario
This Thornhill lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Thornhill that is located in Jefferson County.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Thornhill [Allegheny County].
Virginia
Orange County
This Thornhill is located in Orange County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the east of the Thornhill that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Thornhill.
West Virginia
Mercer County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Thornhill [Mercer County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thornhill ...
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.
Cherrywood Village (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 city such as Thornhill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thornhill and extending to:
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Thornhill to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 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 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,001 miles [11,267 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,876 miles [7,847.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thornhill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thornhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2882, Longitude: -85.6257 In this case, the coordinates for Thornhill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Thornhill 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.
<3>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Thornhill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.128 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.325 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.636 degrees.