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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 Upper Cane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper Cane 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 Upper Cane:
- 37.872107, -83.765586
- 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 Upper Cane
- 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 Powell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Powell County
- Since Upper Cane is near Menifee County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menifee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Upper Cane
Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Cane ...
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.
- Cat Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crow is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Dog Trot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dog Trot is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Trot
- Hemlock Lodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hemlock Lodge is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Lodge
- Judy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Judy is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
- Lucky Stop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lucky Stop is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Stop
- Means
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Means is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
- Paint Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Pecks Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- Peter Trace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peter Trace is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Trace
- Piggville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rebelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rebelsville is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebelsville
- Slade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Upper Cane 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 Upper Cane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Upper Cane and extending to:
- Stanton, which is the Seat of Powell County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Upper Cane 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 370 miles [595.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,815 miles [7,749 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upper Cane) 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 Upper Cane 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 Upper Cane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8721, Longitude: -83.7656 In this case, the coordinates for Upper Cane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.969 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.938 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.934 degrees. |
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