Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wises Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wises Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wises Landing
- 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 Wises Landing:
- 38.573118, -85.408292
- 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 Wises Landing
- 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 Trimble County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Trimble County
- Since Wises Landing is near Clark County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Wises Landing ...
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.
- Germany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Greenhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
- Greenhaven is located in Oldham County
- Halls Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Landing
- Halls Landing is located in Oldham County
- Hibernia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Marble Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Marble Hill is located in Jefferson County (IN)
- Miles Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Miles Point is located in Clark County (IN)
- Monitor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County
- Otto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Otto is located in Clark County (IN)
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Trimble County
- Sulphur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Sulphur is located in Henry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur <2>
- Trout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Wises Landing 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 Wises Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wises Landing and extending to:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Trimble County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Wises Landing to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 451 miles [725.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,855 miles [7,813.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wises Landing. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wises Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wises Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5731, Longitude: -85.4083 In this case, the coordinates for Wises Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wises Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.994 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.213 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.46 degrees. |