Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Victor:
  • 36.979209, -86.394990
  • 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 Mount Victor

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Mount Victor is near Allen County and also Edmonson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edmonson 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 Mount Victor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Victor ...

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.

• Bowling Green
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bowling Green is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
  • Former names for Bowling Green:
  • Bolin Green
  • McFadden's Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
• Green Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Hill is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Greenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hardcastle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardcastle is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardcastle
• Indian Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Indian Hills is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Lost River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lost River is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
• Loving
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Loving is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
• Plum Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Plum Springs is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
• Polkville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Polkville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
• Sunnyside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Three Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Three Springs is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs

How Far From Mount Victor 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 Mount Victor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mount Victor and extending to:

• Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the West.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Victor to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 526 miles [846.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'