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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 Palma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palma 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 Palma:
- 36.962557, -88.378371
- 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 Palma
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Palma is near Livingston County and also McCracken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCracken 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 Palma
Communities Also Named Palma ...
We found two communities that are also named Palma.
Within Kentucky, the name Palma is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Torrance County
- This Palma is located in Torrance County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the west of the Palma that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Torrance County community of Palma.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Palma is located in Hidalgo County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Palma that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Palma.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palma ...
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.
- Dogtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Gilbertsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Rivers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harris Hill Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harris Hill Ford is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill Ford
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Little Bear Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Bear Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bear Creek
- Little Cypress
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Cypress is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marshall is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Possum Trot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Trot is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Scale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Stanley Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Landing
How Far From Palma 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 Palma to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palma and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the South.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Palma to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 631 miles [1,015.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,175 miles [11,547 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Palma 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 Palma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9626, Longitude: -88.3784 In this case, the coordinates for Palma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.83 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.095 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.199 degrees. |
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