Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Willowtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willowtown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Willowtown
- 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 Willowtown:
- 37.452008, -85.421909
- 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 Willowtown
- 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 Taylor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- Since Willowtown is near Larue County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Larue County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Willowtown ...
We found two communities that share the name Willowtown.
Within Kentucky, the name Willowtown is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Covington County
- This Willowtown is located in Covington County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Willowtown that is located in Taylor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Willowtown.
- Nevada
- Churchill 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 Nevada community of Willowtown [Churchill County].
- Mississippi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willowtown ...
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.
- Badger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Belltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Black Gnat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Gnat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Gnat
- Black Gnat is located in Green County
- Calvary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Frogtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Ginseng
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Gleanings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Hibernia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Jessietown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessietown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Mac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Maple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Summersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Green County
How Far From Willowtown 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 Willowtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willowtown and extending to:
- Campbellsville, which is the Seat of Taylor County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Willowtown to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 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 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,904 miles [7,892.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willowtown. 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- Willowtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willowtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4520, Longitude: -85.4219 In this case, the coordinates for Willowtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Willowtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Willowtown 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 312.989 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.046 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.773 degrees. |