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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 Argillite, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Argillite 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 Argillite:
    • 38.489954, -82.828737
    • 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 Argillite
  • 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 Greenup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenup County
    • Since Argillite is near Boyd County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Argillite

Curious and Interesting Names Near Argillite ...

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.

  • Flatwoods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Green Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Valley is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Greenup
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hanging Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Hopewell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ironville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ironville is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
  • Little Garner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Garner is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Garner
  • Load
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Load is located in Greenup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Load
  • Lynn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Meads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Meads is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads
  • Naples
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Naples is located in Greenup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Ohio Furnace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ohio Furnace is located in Scioto County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio Furnace
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Princess
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Raceland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Raceland is located in Greenup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
    • Raceland Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Raceland Junction is located in Greenup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
    • Riverview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Riverview is located in Greenup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview

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

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

  • Greenup, which is the Seat of Greenup County, lies just to the North.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Argillite 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 313 miles [503.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Argillite) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Argillite 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 Argillite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4900, Longitude: -82.8287    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.39 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.366 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.339 degrees.