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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Olympia Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olympia Springs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Olympia Springs:
- 38.062025, -83.672970
- 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 Olympia Springs
- 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 Bath County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bath County
- Since Olympia Springs is near Menifee County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menifee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Olympia Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olympia Springs ...
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.
- Chestnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Dog Trot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dog Trot is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Trot
- Frenchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hill Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Top is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Little Slate Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Slate Creek
- Lower Salt Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Salt Lick is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salt Lick
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Peasticks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peasticks is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peasticks
- Peeled Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Oak
- Polksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Polksville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polksville
- Salt Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Salt Lick Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salt Lick Creek is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick Creek
- Slate Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Slate Valley is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
- Stonequarry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonequarry is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonequarry
- Upper Salt Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Salt Lick is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Salt Lick
- Walkers Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walkers Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing
How Far From Olympia Springs 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 Olympia Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Olympia Springs and extending to:
- Owingsville, which is the Seat of Bath County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Olympia Springs to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,803 miles [7,729.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Olympia Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Olympia Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Olympia Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0620, Longitude: -83.6730 In this case, the coordinates for Olympia Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.912 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.901 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.838 degrees. |
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