Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Side Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Side Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Side Heights
- 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 West Side Heights:
- 37.277267, -87.523055
- 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 West Side Heights
- 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
- Since West Side Heights is near Christian County and also Muhlenberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Christian County
- eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Side Heights ...
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.
- Coiltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Daniel Boone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniel Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Boone
- Daniel Boone is located in Hopkins County
- Fiddle Bow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Grapevine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Little Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
- Little Valley is located in Hopkins County
- Oriole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Pee Vee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Rabbit Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Ridge
- Rabbit Ridge is located in Hopkins County
- Sixth Vein
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixth Vein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixth Vein
- Sixth Vein is located in Hopkins County
How Far From West Side Heights 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 West Side Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Side Heights and extending to:
- Madisonville, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from West Side Heights to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 580 miles [933.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,400 miles [10,299.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Side Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Side Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Side Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2773, Longitude: -87.5231 In this case, the coordinates for West Side Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 West Side Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.30 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.529 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.744 degrees. |