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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Aspen Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aspen Grove 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 Aspen Grove:
    • 38.896454, -84.385772
    • 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 Aspen Grove
  • 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 Aspen Grove ...

We found three communities that share the name Aspen Grove.

Within Kentucky, the name Aspen Grove is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Aspen Grove lies 1,919 miles [3,088.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Aspen Grove that is located in Campbell County.
    • North Carolina
      • Rockingham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Aspen Grove [Rockingham County].
    • Utah
      • Utah County
      • This Aspen Grove is located in Utah County and lies 1,444 miles [2,323.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Aspen Grove that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Aspen Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aspen Grove ...

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.

  • Beagle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
    • Beagle is located in Campbell County
  • Butler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • California
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
    • California is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <4>
  • Carthage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
    • Carthage is located in Campbell County
  • Flagg Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flagg Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Spring
    • Flagg Spring is located in Campbell County
  • Grant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Kenton County
  • Grants Lick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Lick
    • Grants Lick is located in Campbell County
  • Lamb
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
    • Lamb is located in Kenton County
  • Mentor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
    • Mentor is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
  • Morning View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning View
    • Morning View is located in Kenton County
  • Peach Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
    • Peach Grove is located in Pendleton County
  • Persimmon Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persimmon Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove
    • Persimmon Grove is located in Campbell County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Aspen Grove and extending to:

  • Alexandria, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies just to the North.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Aspen Grove to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> 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 394 miles [634.1 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 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Campbell County: www.campbellcountyky.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Aspen Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aspen Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8965, Longitude: -84.3858       In this case, the coordinates for Aspen Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Aspen Grove 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Aspen Grove 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 312.353 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.526 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.907 degrees.









 

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