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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 Plum Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plum Springs and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Plum Springs:
    • 37.019353, -86.382301
    • 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 Plum Springs
  • 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Since Plum Springs is near Edmonson County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Edmonson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Plum Springs

Communities Also Named Plum Springs ...

We found one communities that are also named Plum Springs.

Within Kentucky, the name Plum Springs is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Plum Springs in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Talladega County
      • This Plum Springs is located in Talladega County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the south of the Plum Springs that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Plum Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plum Springs ...

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.

  • Anna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Anna is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Bowling Green
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowling Green is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
    • Former names for Bowling Green:
    • Bolin Green
    • McFadden's Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <2>
  • Greencastle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Greencastle is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Hardcastle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hardcastle is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardcastle
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Hills is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Lost River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lost River is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
  • Loving
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Loving is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
  • Polkville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Polkville is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
  • Sand Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sand Hill is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Sunnyside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyside is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Three Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Three Springs is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
  • Tuckertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuckertown is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown

How Far From Plum Springs to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Plum Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plum Springs and extending to:

  • Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Plum Springs to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 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 6,367 miles [10,246.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,964 miles [7,988.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plum Springs) 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 Plum Springs 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 Plum Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0194, Longitude: -86.3823       In this case, the coordinates for Plum Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.576 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.66 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.305 degrees.