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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 Petroleum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Petroleum 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 Petroleum:
- 36.693764, -86.249620
- 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 Petroleum
- 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 Allen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
- Since Petroleum is near Sumner County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Petroleum
Communities Also Named Petroleum ...
We found four communities that are also named Petroleum.
Within Kentucky, the name Petroleum is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Cruz County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Petroleum [Santa Cruz County].
- Indiana
- Wells County
- This Petroleum is located in Wells County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Petroleum that is located in Allen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Petroleum.
- Ohio
- Trumbull County
- This Petroleum is located in Trumbull County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Petroleum that is located in Allen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Petroleum.
- West Virginia
- Ritchie County
- This Petroleum is located in Ritchie County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Petroleum that is located in Allen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Petroleum.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Petroleum ...
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.
- Barefoot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barefoot is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
- Butlersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butlersville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlersville
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Fleet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fleet is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleet
- Forest Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mound is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Sugar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Petroleum 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 Petroleum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Petroleum and extending to:
- Scottsville, which is the Seat of Allen County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 128 miles [206 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Petroleum to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,378 miles [10,264.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,097 miles [11,421.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,972 miles [8,001.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Petroleum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Petroleum) 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 Petroleum 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 Petroleum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6938, Longitude: -86.2496 In this case, the coordinates for Petroleum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.484 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.509 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.33 degrees. |
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