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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 Wrigley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wrigley 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 Wrigley:
- 38.018418, -83.271289
- 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 Wrigley
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Wrigley is near Elliott County and also Rowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elliott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan 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 Wrigley
Communities Also Named Wrigley ...
We found three communities that are also named Wrigley.
Within Kentucky, the name Wrigley is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Wrigley is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,963 miles [3,159.1 km]<1> to the west of the Wrigley that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Wrigley.
- Northwest Territories
- This Wrigley lies 2,404 miles [3,868.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wrigley that is located in Morgan County.
- Tennessee
- Hickman County
- This Wrigley is located in Hickman County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wrigley that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Wrigley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wrigley ...
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.
- Bear Wallow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bear Wallow is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
- Blaze
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blaze is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaze
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Leisure
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Liberty Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Road is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Road
- Licking River
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Licking River is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking River
- Little Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Sandy is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Minor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Neal Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Neal Valley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Valley
- Pomp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pomp is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomp
- Redwine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Redwine is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine
- Rush Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rush Branch is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Branch
- Straight Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Straight Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Twentysix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Twentysix is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentysix
How Far From Wrigley 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 Wrigley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wrigley and extending to:
- West Liberty, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the South.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Wrigley to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 342 miles [550.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Wrigley) 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 Wrigley 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 Wrigley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0184, Longitude: -83.2713 In this case, the coordinates for Wrigley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.665 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.612 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.676 degrees. |
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