Shakertown
in Mercer County of Kentucky, United States
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Blue Grass Airport (17 mi) - Louisville International Standiford Field (60 mi)
- Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (85 mi)
- Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field (90 mi)
- French Lick Municipal Airport (113 mi)
- Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field (125 mi)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (145 mi)
- James M Cox Dayton International Airport (147 mi)
- Mammoth Cave National Park (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Bright Leaf Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Lone Oak Country Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Champions Trace Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- High Point Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Golf Club of the Bluegrass (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Danville Country Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Connemara Golf Links (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Old Bridge Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Planters Row Golf Links (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Woodford Hills Country Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 37.819 and -84.740 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 37° 49' 8" and W -84° 44' 23"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:28 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:06 am and 6:38 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -37.797 and 77.565 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Martin-de-Vivies - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Shakertown
Shakertown in Mercer County (Kentucky) is a city in United States about 424 mi (or 682 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Shakertown is now 02:28 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Shakertown, of which 6 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Blue Grass Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Mammoth Cave National Park in a distance of 77 mi (or 124 km), South-West. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Harrodsburg, Danville, Nicholasville, Versailles and Lancaster. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 38 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 35% |
| Air Pressure | 1027 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 32% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 2nd of November 2024
24°C (74 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 3rd of November 2024
22°C (72 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.
Monday, 4th of November 2024
26°C (78 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
SHAKER VILLAGE OF PLEASANT HILL
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Dix River
The Dix River is a 79.3-mile-long tributary of the Kentucky River in central Kentucky in the United States. It begins in western Rockcastle County, about 5 miles west of Mount Vernon. It flows generally northwest, in a tight meandering course, passing north of Stanford and east of Danville. Northwest of Danville it is impounded by the Dix Dam to form the Herrington Lake reservoir.
High Bridge, Kentucky
High Bridge is a small unincorporated community in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along the lower reaches of the Kentucky River near the confluence of the Dix River with the Kentucky. The community is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is noted for High Bridge, a nearly 300 foot high railroad bridge over the Kentucky River which gives the community its name.
Pleasant Hill, Kentucky
Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, USA, is the site of a Shaker religious community that was active from 1805 to 1910. Following a preservationist effort that began in 1961, the site, now a National Historic Landmark, has become a popular tourist destination. Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, or Shakertown, as it is known by residents of the area, is located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Lexington, in Kentucky's Bluegrass region. It is a National Historic Landmark District.
High Bridge of Kentucky
High Bridge is a currently used railroad bridge linking the steep palisades on either side of the Kentucky River between Jessamine County, Kentucky and Mercer County, Kentucky. Constructed in 1876, it is a three-span continuous under-deck truss used by Norfolk Southern Railway to carry trains between Lexington, Kentucky and Harrodsburg, Kentucky. It is a National Civil Engineering Landmark.
Dix Dam
The Dix Dam is a dam on the Dix River located between Mercer and Garrard County, Kentucky. It was constructed to generate hydroelectricity and prevent flooding of the Kentucky River but is better known for creating Herrington Lake.
National Register of Historic Places listings in Jessamine County, Kentucky
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jessamine County, Kentucky. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Shakertown.
- Harrodsburg
- Danville
- Nicholasville
- Versailles
- Lancaster
- Lawrenceburg
- Stanford
- Lexington
- Frankfort
- Georgetown
- Richmond
- Springfield
- Liberty
- Lebanon
- Winchester
- Mount Vernon
- Shelbyville
- Paris
- Taylorsville
- Cynthiana
- Owenton
- Bardstown
- Somerset
- New Castle
- Campbellsville
- Irvine
- Mount Sterling
- McKee
- Williamstown
- Carlisle