Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arthurmabel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arthurmabel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arthurmabel
- 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 Arthurmabel:
- 37.595096, -82.947388
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Arthurmabel
- 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 Magoffin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
- Since Arthurmabel is near Floyd County and also Breathitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- eBird sighting report for Breathitt 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arthurmabel ...
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.
- Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - David
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Fredville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Gapville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Gunlock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Gypsy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Hippo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Marshallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Pyramid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Sublett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Tiptop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Waldo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Arthurmabel 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 Arthurmabel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Arthurmabel and extending to:
- Salyersville, which is the Seat of Magoffin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Arthurmabel to Salyersville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 332 miles [534.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,791 miles [7,710.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arthurmabel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Arthurmabel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arthurmabel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5951, Longitude: -82.9474 In this case, the coordinates for Arthurmabel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Arthurmabel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.469 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.326 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.662 degrees. |