Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Acup:
  • 37.222832, -83.102291
  • 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 Acup

• 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Since Acup is near Knott County and also Letcher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knott County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher 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 Acup

Communities Also Named Acup ...

We found one communities that are also named Acup.

Within Kentucky, the name Acup is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • West Virginia
    • Kanawha County
    • This Acup is located in Kanawha County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Acup that is located in Perry County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Acup.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Acup ...

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.

• Christopher
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Christopher is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
• Defiance
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Defiance is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
• Happy
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Happy is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
• Hardburly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hardburly is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hardburly
  • From Acup to Hardburly
• Hazard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hazard is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazard <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hazard
  • From Acup to Hazard
• Jeff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeff is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeff <2>
• Kodak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kodak is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
• Sassafras
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sassafras is located in Knott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sassafras <2>
• Viper
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Viper is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
• Walkertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Walkertown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
• Woodland Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Woodland Park is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Acup to ...

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

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

• Hazard, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Acup 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 349 miles [561.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'