Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Olive Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olive Branch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Olive Branch
- 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 Olive Branch:
- 38.322577, -83.822143
- 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 Olive Branch
- 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 Fleming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fleming County
- Since Olive Branch is near Nicholas County and also Bath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
- eBird sighting report for Bath 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 Olive Branch ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Olive Branch.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Olive Branch.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Shelby County
- This Olive Branch is located in Shelby County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the west of the Olive Branch that is located in Fleming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Olive Branch.
- Shelby County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Talbot County
- This Olive Branch is located in Talbot County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the south of the Olive Branch that is located in Fleming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Olive Branch.
- Illinois
- Alexander County
- This Olive Branch is located in Alexander County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Olive Branch that is located in Fleming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of Olive Branch.
- Louisiana
- East Feliciana Parish
- This Olive Branch is located in East Feliciana Parish and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Olive Branch that is located in Fleming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Feliciana Parish community of Olive Branch.
- Michigan
- Oakland 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 Michigan community of Olive Branch [Oakland County].
- Mississippi
- DeSoto County
- This Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Olive Branch that is located in Fleming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Olive Branch.
- Nebraska
- Lancaster 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 Nebraska community of Olive Branch [Lancaster County].
- New York
- Ulster 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 New York community of Olive Branch [Ulster County].
- North Carolina
- Union County
- This Olive Branch is located in Union County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Olive Branch that is located in Fleming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Olive Branch.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This Olive Branch is located in Clermont County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Olive Branch that is located in Fleming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Olive Branch.
- Tennessee
- Lauderdale County
- This Olive Branch is located in Lauderdale County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Olive Branch that is located in Fleming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Olive Branch.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olive Branch ...
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.
- Bald Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
- Bald Eagle is located in Bath County
- Craintown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Craintown is located in Fleming County
- Grassland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Hill Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Locust
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Milltown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Pebble
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Pebble is located in Bath County
- Poplar Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Plains
- Poplar Plains is located in Fleming County
- Sprout
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Sunset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Upper Blue Licks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Blue Licks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Blue Licks
- Upper Blue Licks is located in Nicholas County
How Far From Olive Branch to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Olive Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Olive Branch and extending to:
- Flemingsburg, which is the Seat of Fleming County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Olive Branch to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 368 miles [592.2 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 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Olive Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Olive Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Olive Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3226, Longitude: -83.8221 In this case, the coordinates for Olive Branch 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Olive Branch 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Olive Branch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.004 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.043 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.826 degrees. |