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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 Sugartit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sugartit and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sugartit:
    • 38.972839, -84.662723
    • 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 Sugartit
  • 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 Sugartit ...

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.

  • Beaverlick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlick
    • Beaverlick is located in Boone County
  • Big Bone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bone
    • Big Bone is located in Boone County
  • Commissary Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commissary Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commissary Corner
    • Commissary Corner is located in Boone County
  • Constance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
    • Constance is located in Boone County
  • Crescent Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
    • Crescent Park is located in Kenton County
  • Crescent Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Springs
    • Crescent Springs is located in Kenton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Springs <2>
  • Florence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hopeful Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopeful Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful Heights
    • Hopeful Heights is located in Boone County
  • Hueys Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueys Corners
    • Hueys Corners is located in Boone County
  • Independence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Kenton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <2>
  • Marydale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marydale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
    • Marydale is located in Boone County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Ricedale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricedale
      • Ricedale is located in Kenton County
    • Richwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stringtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
      • Stringtown is located in Boone County
    • Summit Hills Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hills Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills Heights
      • Summit Hills Heights is located in Kenton County
    • Union
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)

How Far From Sugartit 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 Sugartit to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sugartit and extending to:

  • Burlington, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Sugartit to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 409 miles [658.2 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 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sugartit. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Boone County: www.boonecountyky.org/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sugartit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sugartit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9728, Longitude: -84.6627       In this case, the coordinates for Sugartit 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 Sugartit 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 312.527 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.735 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.009 degrees.




 

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