Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ollie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ollie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ollie
- 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 Ollie:
- 37.251993, -86.180251
- 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 Ollie
- 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 Edmonson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Edmonson County
- Since Ollie is near Hart County and also Grayson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hart County
- eBird sighting report for Grayson 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 Ollie ...
We found six communities that share the name Ollie.
Within Kentucky, the name Ollie is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Montana
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ollie ...
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.
- Arthur
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Bee Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Spring
- Bee Spring is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee Spring <3>
- Big Windy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Cub Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Dogcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Dug Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Hillview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Mammoth Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mammoth Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Cave
- Mammoth Cave is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mammoth Cave <3>
- Ponderosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Ridgedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Straw
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Ollie 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 community such as Ollie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ollie and extending to:
- Brownsville, which is the Seat of Edmonson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Ollie to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 509 miles [819.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,069 miles [11,376.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,945 miles [7,958.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ollie. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ollie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ollie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2520, Longitude: -86.1803 In this case, the coordinates for Ollie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ollie 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 313.457 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.555 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.158 degrees. |