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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 Vanzant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vanzant 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 Vanzant:
- 37.642955, -86.611880
- 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 Vanzant
- 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 Breckinridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
- Since Vanzant is near Hancock County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Vanzant
Communities Also Named Vanzant ...
We found one communities that are also named Vanzant.
Within Kentucky, the name Vanzant is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Vanzant in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Douglas County
- This Vanzant is located in Douglas County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the west of the Vanzant that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Vanzant.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vanzant ...
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.
- Falling Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Branch is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Branch
- Falls-of-Rough
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glen Dean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corner is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
- Narrows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Narrows is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Rockvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rockvale is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
- Roseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Tar Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Vanzant 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 Vanzant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vanzant and extending to:
- Hardinsburg, which is the Seat of Breckinridge County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vanzant to Hardinsburg, 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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,946 miles [7,959.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vanzant) 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 Vanzant 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 Vanzant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6430, Longitude: -86.6119 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.737 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.932 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.247 degrees. |
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