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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 Ivor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ivor 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 Ivor:
- 38.863632, -84.243988
- 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 Ivor
- 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 Pendleton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pendleton County
- Since Ivor is near Clermont County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Ivor
Communities Also Named Ivor ...
We found one communities that are also named Ivor.
Within Kentucky, the name Ivor is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Ivor in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Southampton County
- This Ivor is located in Southampton County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ivor that is located in Pendleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Southampton County community of Ivor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ivor ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beagle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
- California
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carthage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carthage is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Flagg Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mentor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mentor is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Moscow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Peach Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Persimmon Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Persimmon Grove is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove
- Point Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Saltair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saltair is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltair
- Willow Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Ivor 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 Ivor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ivor and extending to:
- Falmouth, which is the Seat of Pendleton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ivor to Falmouth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ivor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ivor 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 Ivor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8636, Longitude: -84.2440 In this case, the coordinates for Ivor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.265 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.42 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.853 degrees. |
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