Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ashcamp:
  • 37.266219, -82.434873
  • 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 Ashcamp

• 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 Ashcamp 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 Ashcamp

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashcamp ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver Bottom is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Bottom
• Beaver Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Cedarville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedarville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Dry Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dry Fork is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
• Edgewater
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgewater is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Elkhorn City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <1>
• Federal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Federal is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
• Henry Clay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Henry Clay is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
• Kettlecamp
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kettlecamp is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettlecamp
• Lookout
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lookout is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
• Road Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 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 north)
  • Rockhouse is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
• Wolfpit
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wolfpit is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfpit

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

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

• Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ashcamp to Pikeville, with an average speed<3> 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 147 miles [236.6 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 314 miles [505.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'