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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 Toonerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Toonerville 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 Toonerville:
- 37.370108, -82.230695
- 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 Toonerville
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Toonerville is near Buchanan County and also Dickenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickenson 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 Toonerville
Communities Also Named Toonerville ...
We found three communities that are also named Toonerville.
Within Kentucky, the name Toonerville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Bent County
- This Toonerville is located in Bent County and lies 1,143 miles [1,839.5 km]<1> to the west of the Toonerville that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bent County community of Toonerville.
- Missouri
- Saint Charles County
- This Toonerville is located in Saint Charles County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Toonerville that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles County community of Toonerville.
- Pennsylvania
- Venango County
- This Toonerville is located in Venango County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Toonerville that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Toonerville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Toonerville ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Big Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Elkhorn City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fedscreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- Honey Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Honey Fork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Fork
- Lick Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Lick Creek Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek Station is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek Station
- Maxie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maxie is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxie
- Mikegrady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mikegrady is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikegrady
- Motley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Motley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Phyllis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phyllis is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Republic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Republic is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Woodside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Toonerville 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 Toonerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Toonerville and extending to:
- Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Toonerville to Pikeville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Toonerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Toonerville 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 Toonerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3701, Longitude: -82.2307 In this case, the coordinates for Toonerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.036 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.797 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.425 degrees. |
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