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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 Van Voorhis Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Van Voorhis Manor 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 Van Voorhis Manor:
- 37.905348, -85.989131
- 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 Van Voorhis Manor
- 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 Meade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meade County
- Since Van Voorhis Manor is near Hardin County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Van Voorhis Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Van Voorhis Manor ...
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.
- Cedar Farm Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Farm Landing is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm Landing
- Evans Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evans Landing is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing
- Howard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Hughes Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Landing is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
- Lickskillet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Rock Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Rogersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Vine Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vine Grove Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Grove Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove Junction
How Far From Van Voorhis Manor 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 Van Voorhis Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Van Voorhis Manor and extending to:
- Brandenburg, which is the Seat of Meade County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Van Voorhis Manor to Brandenburg, with an average speed<3> 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,310 miles [10,155 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 4,908 miles [7,898.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Van Voorhis Manor) 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 Van Voorhis Manor 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 Van Voorhis Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9053, Longitude: -85.9891 In this case, the coordinates for Van Voorhis Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.351 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.526 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.902 degrees. |
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