Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Perry Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perry Bend and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Perry Bend
- 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 Perry Bend:
- 37.952737, -83.344009
- 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 Perry Bend
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Perry Bend is near Menifee County and also Rowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Menifee County
- eBird sighting report for Rowan 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Perry Bend ...
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.
- Bear Wallow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Wallow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
- Bear Wallow is located in Morgan County
- Blaze
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Bonny
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Index
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Liberty Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Road
- Liberty Road is located in Morgan County
- Licking River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Licking River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking River
- Licking River is located in Morgan County
- Neal Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Valley
- Neal Valley is located in Morgan County
- Pomp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Straight Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straight Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Straight Creek is located in Morgan County
- Twentysix
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Woodsbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
How Far From Perry Bend 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 Perry Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Perry Bend and extending to:
- West Liberty, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Perry Bend to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Perry Bend. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Perry Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perry Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9527, Longitude: -83.3440 In this case, the coordinates for Perry Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Perry Bend to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.71 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.654 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.727 degrees. |