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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 Wilmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilmore 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 Wilmore:
- 37.865842, -84.660316
- 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 Wilmore
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jessamine County
- Since Wilmore is near Woodford County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Woodford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Wilmore
Communities Also Named Wilmore ...
We found four communities that are also named Wilmore.
Within Kentucky, the name Wilmore is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Comanche County
- This Wilmore is located in Comanche County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the west of the Wilmore that is located in Jessamine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Wilmore.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the southeast of the Wilmore that is located in Jessamine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Wilmore.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Wilmore is located in Cambria County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wilmore that is located in Jessamine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Wilmore.
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- This Wilmore is located in McDowell County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the east of the Wilmore that is located in Jessamine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Wilmore.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilmore ...
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.
- Catnip ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nonesuch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
- Oregon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oregon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Pink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pink is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Shakertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shakertown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakertown
- Toddville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Toddville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Union Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Mills is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Vineyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Wilmore 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 city such as Wilmore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilmore and extending to:
- Nicholasville, which is the Seat of Jessamine County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Wilmore to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 418 miles [672.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wilmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Wilmore 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 Wilmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8658, Longitude: -84.6603 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.522 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.57 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.326 degrees. |
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