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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 Tilford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tilford 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 Tilford:
- 37.373939, -86.547483
- 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 Tilford
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Tilford is near Grayson County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Tilford
Communities Also Named Tilford ...
We found three communities that are also named Tilford.
There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Tilford.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Perry County
- This Tilford is located in Perry County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the east of the Tilford that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Tilford.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Tilford is located in Fulton County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Tilford that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Tilford.
- South Dakota
- Meade County
- This Tilford is located in Meade County and lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tilford that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Tilford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tilford ...
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.
- Arnold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Casey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Casey is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Decker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Decker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Do Stop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Do Stop is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Do Stop
- Dogwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwalk is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwalk
- Jugville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jugville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugville
- Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lee is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Love
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Love is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love
- Pine Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Knob is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
- Post
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Post is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post
- Ready
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ready is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready
- Spring Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Welcome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Welcome is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Windyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Windyville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
How Far From Tilford 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 include the distance from a community such as Tilford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tilford and extending to:
- Morgantown, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tilford to Morgantown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tilford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Tilford 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 Tilford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3739, Longitude: -86.5475 In this case, the coordinates for Tilford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.689 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.84 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.288 degrees. |
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