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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Menifee County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Perry Bend

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)
  • Bear Wallow is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
• Blaze
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Blaze is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaze
• Bonny
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bonny is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny
• Index
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Index is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
• Liberty Road
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Road is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Road
• Licking River
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Licking River is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking River
• Neal Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Neal Valley is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Valley
• Pomp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pomp is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomp
• Straight Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Straight Creek is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
• Twentysix
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Twentysix is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentysix
• Woodsbend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Woodsbend is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsbend

How Far From Perry Bend 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 Perry Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> 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]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Perry Bend to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'