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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 Fernleaf, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fernleaf 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 Fernleaf:
- 38.656184, -83.913259
- 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 Fernleaf
- 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Since Fernleaf is near Bracken County and also Robertson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bracken County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson 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 Fernleaf
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fernleaf ...
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.
- Centerpoint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Centerpoint is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Gertrude
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gertrude is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
- Lewisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Manley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Manley is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Mays Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Minerva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Minerva is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Murphysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murphysville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Powersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Powersville is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Reeds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reeds is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Slickaway ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Slickaway is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickaway
- Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stoney Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stoney Point is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Fernleaf 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 Fernleaf to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fernleaf and extending to:
- Maysville, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Fernleaf to Maysville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 370 miles [595.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,788 miles [7,705.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fernleaf) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fernleaf 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 Fernleaf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6562, Longitude: -83.9133 In this case, the coordinates for Fernleaf have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.06 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.155 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.767 degrees. |
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