Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vineyard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vineyard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Vineyard
- 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 Vineyard:
- 37.843881, -84.587759
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Vineyard
- 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 Jessamine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jessamine County
- Since Vineyard is near Garrard County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Garrard County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Vineyard ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Vineyard.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Vineyard.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Vineyard is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,894 miles [3,048.1 km]<1> to the west of the Vineyard that is located in Jessamine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Vineyard.
- Sacramento County
- This Vineyard is located in Sacramento County and lies 1,982 miles [3,189.7 km] to the west northwest of the Vineyard that is located in Jessamine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Vineyard.
- San Benito County
- 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 California community of Vineyard [San Benito County].
- San Diego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Vineyard [San Diego County].
- Sonoma County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Vineyard [Sonoma County].
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Maryland
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Vineyard is located in Davis County and lies 1,464 miles [2,356.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vineyard that is located in Jessamine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Vineyard.
- Utah County
- This Vineyard is located in Utah County and lies 1,460 miles [2,349.6 km] to the west northwest of the Vineyard that is located in Jessamine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Vineyard.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vineyard ...
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.
- Buckeye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Catnip ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Hall is located in Jessamine County
- High Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
- Little Hickman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickman
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
- Pink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Shakertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakertown
- Shakertown is located in Mercer County
- Spears
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Stone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Stringtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Madison County
- Toddville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Union Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Union Mills is located in Jessamine County
How Far From Vineyard 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 Vineyard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vineyard and extending to:
- Nicholasville, which is the Seat of Jessamine County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Vineyard to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 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 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vineyard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vineyard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vineyard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8439, Longitude: -84.5878 |
| <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 Vineyard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Vineyard could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Vineyard to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.476 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.515 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.30 degrees. |