Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Yoder, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yoder and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Yoder
- 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 Yoder:
- 38.060603, -85.344568
- 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 Yoder
- 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 Spencer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Spencer County
- Since Yoder is near Shelby County and also Bullitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- eBird sighting report for Bullitt 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 Yoder ...
We found ten communities that share the name Yoder.
Within Kentucky, the name Yoder is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=38.060603&lon=-85.344568&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Yoder.
- Colorado
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Ohio
- Allen County
- This Yoder is located in Allen County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Yoder that is located in Spencer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Yoder.
- Logan County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Logan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Yoder.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yoder ...
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.
- Elk Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Figgs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs
- Figgs is located in Shelby County
- Finchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Finchville is located in Shelby County
- Highgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Lincoln Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Ridge
- Lincoln Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Little Mount
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount
- Little Mount is located in Spencer County
- Normandy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Olive Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Olive Branch is located in Shelby County
- Rivals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Yoder 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 community such as Yoder to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yoder and extending to:
- Taylorsville, which is the Seat of Spencer County, lies just to the South.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Yoder to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 452 miles [727.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yoder. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yoder) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yoder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0606, Longitude: -85.3446 |
| <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 Yoder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Yoder could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Yoder 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 312.949 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.088 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.574 degrees. |