Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Ivy Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ivy Grove and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ivy Grove

• 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 Ivy Grove:
  • 36.822309, -83.695751
  • 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 Ivy Grove

• 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 Bell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
  • Since Ivy Grove is near Knox County and also Harlan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan 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 Ivy Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ivy 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.

• Blanche
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Blanche is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
• Field
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Field is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field
• Flat Lick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Flat Lick is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
• Fourmile
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fourmile is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
• Kettle Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kettle Island is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
• Miracle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Miracle is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
• Old Flat Lick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Old Flat Lick is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Flat Lick
• Pogue
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pogue is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
• Straight Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Straight Creek is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
• Turkey Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Turkey Creek is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ivy Grove and extending to:

• Pineville, which is the Seat of Bell County, lies just to the South.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Ivy Grove to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,268 miles [10,087.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'