Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Protemus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Protemus and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Protemus

• 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 Protemus:
  • 36.553605, -88.479373
  • 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 Protemus

• 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 Calloway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calloway County
  • Since Protemus is near Graves County and also Weakley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Graves County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Weakley 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 Protemus

Communities Also Named Protemus ...

We found one communities that are also named Protemus.

Within Kentucky, the name Protemus is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Tennessee
    • Obion County
    • This Protemus is located in Obion County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Protemus that is located in Calloway County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of Protemus.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Protemus ...

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.

• Bell City
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bell City is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
• Coldwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Coldwater is located in Calloway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Cooksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooksville is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
• Crossland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crossland is located in Calloway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossland
• Cuba
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cuba is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Harris Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harris Grove
  • From Protemus to Harris Grove
• Jones Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jones Mill is located in Henry County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
• Lynn Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynn Grove is located in Calloway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Grove
• Lynnville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lynnville is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lynnville
  • From Protemus to Lynnville

How Far From Protemus 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 community such as Protemus to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Murray, which is the Seat of Calloway County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Protemus to Murray, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 645 miles [1,038 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'