Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Trimble 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 Trimble Bend:
  • 37.886220, -83.543865
  • 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 Trimble 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 Menifee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Menifee County
  • Since Trimble Bend is near Morgan County and also Wolfe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wolfe 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 Trimble Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trimble 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.

• Artville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Artville is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artville
• Back
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Back is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back
• Big Woods
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Woods is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
• Craft
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Craft is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft
• Dan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dan is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan
• Flat Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Flat Rock is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Frenchburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Frenchburg is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchburg <1>
• Hill Top
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hill Top is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Korea
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Korea is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
• Maytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Maytown is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
• Murphyfork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Murphyfork is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphyfork
• Stonequarry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Stonequarry is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonequarry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Trimble Bend and extending to:

• Frenchburg, which is the Seat of Menifee County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Trimble Bend to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 358 miles [576.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'