Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mentor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mentor and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mentor
- 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 Mentor:
- 38.889332, -84.245914
- 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 Mentor
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Mentor is near Clermont County and also Pendleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clermont County
- eBird sighting report for Pendleton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mentor ...
We found ten communities that share the name Mentor.
Within Kentucky, the name Mentor is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Greene County
- This Mentor is located in Greene County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the west of the Mentor that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Mentor.
- Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Mentor [Saint Louis County].
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mentor ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - California
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- Carthage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Flagg Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flagg Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Spring
- Flagg Spring is located in Campbell County
- Moscow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Peach Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peach Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- Peach Grove is located in Pendleton County
- Persimmon Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persimmon Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove
- Persimmon Grove is located in Campbell County
- Point Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <5>
- Saltair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Mentor 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 city such as Mentor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mentor and extending to:
- Alexandria, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mentor to Alexandria, with an average speed<7> 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 58 miles [93.3 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<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mentor. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mentor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mentor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8893, Longitude: -84.2459 In this case, the coordinates for Mentor 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 Mentor 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mentor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Mentor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.266 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.425 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.847 degrees. |