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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 Windyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windyville 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 Windyville:
- 37.360328, -86.418868
- 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 Windyville
- 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Since Windyville is near Edmonson County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edmonson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Windyville
Communities Also Named Windyville ...
We found two communities that are also named Windyville.
There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Windyville.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Windyville in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Edmonson County
- This Windyville is located in Edmonson County and lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Windyville that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmonson County community of Windyville.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Dallas County
- This Windyville is located in Dallas County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west of the Windyville that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Windyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windyville ...
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.
- Bee Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Gold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Gold is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Gold
- Decker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Decker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Do Stop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Do Stop is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Do Stop
- Huff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Jetson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lee is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Love
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Love is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love
- Pine Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Knob is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
- Post
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Post is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post
- Prosperity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Ready
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ready is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Roundhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Spring Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Sunfish
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Vineyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vineyard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
How Far From Windyville 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 Windyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windyville and extending to:
- Leitchfield, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Windyville to Leitchfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 520 miles [836.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,075 miles [11,386.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,950 miles [7,966.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Windyville 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 Windyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3603, Longitude: -86.4189 In this case, the coordinates for Windyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.608 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.745 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.235 degrees. |
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