Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mount Olivet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Olivet and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Olivet
- 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 Mount Olivet:
- 38.531823, -84.037170
- 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 Mount Olivet
- 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Since Mount Olivet is near Bracken County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bracken County
- eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Mount Olivet ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Mount Olivet.
Within Kentucky, the name Mount Olivet is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sonoma County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Mount Olivet [Sonoma County].
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Mount Olivet is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Mount Olivet that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mount Olivet.
- Georgia
- Hart County
- This Mount Olivet is located in Hart County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<2> to the south of the Mount Olivet that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Mount Olivet.
- Kansas
- Leavenworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Olivet [Leavenworth County].
- Michigan
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Mount Olivet [Wayne County].
- Mississippi
- Panola County
- This Mount Olivet is located in Panola County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Mount Olivet that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Mount Olivet.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Olivet [Rutherford County].
- Virginia
- Dinwiddie County
- This Mount Olivet is located in Dinwiddie County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Mount Olivet that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dinwiddie County community of Mount Olivet.
- Pulaski County
- This Mount Olivet is located in Pulaski County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the east southeast of the Mount Olivet that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Mount Olivet.
- West Virginia
- Marshall County
- This Mount Olivet is located in Marshall County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mount Olivet that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Mount Olivet.
- Mercer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Mount Olivet [Mercer County].
- Preston County
- This Mount Olivet is located in Preston County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Olivet that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Mount Olivet.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Olivet ...
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.
- Barefoot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Claysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Claysville is located in Harrison County
- Fernleaf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Manley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Mays Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Lick
- Mays Lick is located in Mason County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mays Lick <5>
- Morning Glory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Glory have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
- Morning Glory is located in Nicholas County
- Murphysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysville
- Murphysville is located in Mason County
- Powersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Powersville is located in Bracken County
- Stonewall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Sunrise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Willow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Mount Olivet to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Mount Olivet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Olivet and extending to:
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Mount Olivet to Frankfort, with an average speed<6> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 377 miles [606.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Olivet. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Mount Olivet 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Olivet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Olivet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5318, Longitude: -84.0372 |
| <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 Mount Olivet, 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> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Mount Olivet to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.137 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.226 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.859 degrees. |