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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 Willow Shade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Shade 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 Willow Shade:
- 36.847835, -85.607747
- 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 Willow Shade
- 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 Metcalfe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Metcalfe County
- Since Willow Shade is near Cumberland County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Willow Shade
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Shade ...
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 Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Cyclone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cyclone is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Goodluck
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goodluck is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Marrowbone
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Persimmon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Persimmon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
- Rockbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Sulphur Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Lick
- Summer Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Willow Shade to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Willow Shade to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Willow Shade and extending to:
- Edmonton, which is the Seat of Metcalfe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Willow Shade to Edmonton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 487 miles [783.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,938 miles [7,946.9 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 '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- Willow Shade) 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 Willow Shade 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 Willow Shade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8478, Longitude: -85.6077 In this case, the coordinates for Willow Shade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.091 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.078 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.013 degrees. |
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