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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 Uno, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Uno 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 Uno:
- 37.189220, -85.824416
- 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 Uno
- 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 Hart County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
- Since Uno is near Barren County and also Metcalfe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Metcalfe 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 Uno
Communities Also Named Uno ...
We found six communities that are also named Uno.
Within Kentucky, the name Uno is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Poinsett County
- This Uno is located in Poinsett County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Uno that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poinsett County community of Uno.
- Manitoba
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Uno.
- Ohio
- Shelby County
- This Uno is located in Shelby County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Uno that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Uno.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Uno is located in York County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Uno that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Uno.
- Virginia
- Madison County
- This Uno is located in Madison County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Uno that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Uno.
- West Virginia
- Wyoming County
- This Uno is located in Wyoming County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the east of the Uno that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Uno.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Uno ...
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.
- Cave City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Goodnight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodnight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Hardyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Horse Cave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Three Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
How Far From Uno 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 Uno to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Uno and extending to:
- Munfordville, which is the Seat of Hart County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Uno to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,337 miles [10,198.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,057 miles [11,357.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,932 miles [7,937.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Uno) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Uno, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Uno 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 Uno. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1892, Longitude: -85.8244 In this case, the coordinates for Uno have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.234 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.29 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.018 degrees. |
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