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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 Tunnel Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tunnel Hills 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 Tunnel Hills:
- 37.732841, -85.831350
- 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 Tunnel Hills
- 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Since Tunnel Hills is near Larue County and also Bullitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Larue County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bullitt 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 Tunnel Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tunnel Hills ...
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.
- Booth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Booth is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cecilia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crest is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Elizabethtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Kraft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kraft is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
- Long View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Long View is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rogersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Vine Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vine Grove Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vine Grove Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove Junction
- Younger Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
How Far From Tunnel Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tunnel Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tunnel Hills and extending to:
- Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Tunnel Hills 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 483 miles [777.3 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 28 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 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Tunnel Hills) 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 Tunnel Hills 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 Tunnel Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7328, Longitude: -85.8314 In this case, the coordinates for Tunnel Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.249 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.385 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.878 degrees. |
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