Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bays Branch:
  • 37.722874, -82.767937
  • 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 Bays Branch

• 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
  • Since Bays Branch is near Johnson County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Bays Branch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bays Branch ...

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.

• Allen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Allen is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Allen has also been known as:
  • Beaver Creek Junction
  • Beaver Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
• Bonanza
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonanza is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
• Bull Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bull Creek is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
• Cliff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cliff is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
• Emma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Emma is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
• Odds
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Odds is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odds
• Paintsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <1>
• Riceville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Riceville is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
• Swamp Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Swamp Branch is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Branch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swamp Branch <1>
• Tutor Key
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
• Watergap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Watergap is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap

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

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

• Prestonsburg, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the South.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bays Branch 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 320 miles [515 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 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,778 miles [7,689.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'