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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 Alleghany, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alleghany 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 Alleghany:
    • 37.270556, -82.485278
    • 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 Alleghany
  • 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
    • Since Alleghany is near Dickenson County and also Letcher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickenson 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 Alleghany

Communities Also Named Alleghany ...

We found three communities that are also named Alleghany.

Within Kentucky, the name Alleghany is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sierra County
      • This Alleghany is located in Sierra County and lies 2,066 miles [3,324.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Alleghany that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Alleghany.
    • Tennessee
      • Loudon County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Alleghany [Loudon County].
    • Virginia
      • Alleghany County
      • This Alleghany is located in Alleghany County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alleghany that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Alleghany.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alleghany ...

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.

  • Beaver Bottom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Bottom is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Bottom
  • Cedarville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedarville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Dry Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dry Fork is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
  • Edgewater
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Edgewater is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Elkhorn City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Federal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Federal is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
  • Frogtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Frogtown is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
  • Greasy Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Greasy Creek is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Creek
  • Henry Clay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Henry Clay is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
  • Kettlecamp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kettlecamp is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettlecamp
  • Lick Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lick Fork is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Fork
  • Lookout
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lookout is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Marrowbone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Marrowbone is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
    • Penny
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Penny is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny
    • Road Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Road Junction is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Road Junction
    • Rockhouse
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockhouse is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
    • Wolfpit
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wolfpit is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfpit

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

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

  • Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Alleghany to Pikeville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 316 miles [508.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,785 miles [7,700.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alleghany) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Alleghany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Alleghany 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 Alleghany. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2706, Longitude: -82.4853       In this case, the coordinates for Alleghany have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.19 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.959 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.563 degrees.