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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 Persimmon Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Persimmon Grove 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 Persimmon Grove:
- 38.899788, -84.343549
- 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 Persimmon Grove
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Persimmon Grove is near Pendleton County and also Kenton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pendleton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kenton 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 Persimmon Grove
Communities Also Named Persimmon Grove ...
We found two communities that are also named Persimmon Grove.
Within Kentucky, the name Persimmon Grove is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Limestone County
- This Persimmon Grove is located in Limestone County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Persimmon Grove that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Persimmon Grove.
- Sumter County
- This Persimmon Grove is located in Sumter County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km] to the south southwest of the Persimmon Grove that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Persimmon Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Persimmon Grove ...
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.
- Beagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beagle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
- California
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carthage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Flagg Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flagg Spring is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Spring
- Grants Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grants Lick is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Lick
- Lamb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lamb is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Mentor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mentor is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Peach Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Grove is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- Point Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Persimmon Grove 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 Persimmon Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Persimmon Grove and extending to:
- Alexandria, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Persimmon Grove 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 392 miles [630.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,796 miles [7,718.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Persimmon Grove) 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 Persimmon Grove 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 Persimmon Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8998, Longitude: -84.3435 In this case, the coordinates for Persimmon Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.327 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.496 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.887 degrees. |
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