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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 Kitts Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kitts Hill 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 Kitts Hill:
- 38.561167, -82.577811
- 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 Kitts Hill
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Kitts Hill is near Boyd County and also Greenup County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenup 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 Kitts Hill
Communities Also Named Kitts Hill ...
We found one communities that are also named Kitts Hill.
Within Ohio, the name Kitts Hill is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Kitts Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Worcester County
- This Kitts Hill is located in Worcester County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the east of the Kitts Hill that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Kitts Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kitts Hill ...
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.
- Bald Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bald Knob is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Cherryville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Coal Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Forestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forestdale is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Green Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rock Camp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Camp is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
- Sunrise
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunrise is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Three Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Three Oaks is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Vesuvius Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vesuvius Furnace is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius Furnace
- Willow Wood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Kitts Hill 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 Kitts Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kitts Hill and extending to:
- Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Kitts Hill to Columbus, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 299 miles [481.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kitts Hill) 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 Kitts Hill 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 Kitts Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5612, Longitude: -82.5778 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.235 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.199 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.207 degrees. |
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