Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blackburn Bottom:
  • 37.559545, -82.418758
  • 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 Blackburn Bottom

• 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 Blackburn Bottom is near Mingo County and also Floyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Blackburn Bottom

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackburn Bottom ...

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.

• Canada
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Canada is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canada <1>
• Grassy Branch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Grassy Branch is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Branch
• Joes Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Joes Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
• Lower Chloe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Chloe is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chloe
• Pigeon Roost
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pigeon Roost is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
• Pikeville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pikeville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <1>
• Raccoon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Raccoon is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
• Tom Ray
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Tom Ray is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Ray
• Upper Dick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Upper Dick is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dick
• Upper Turkey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Upper Turkey is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Turkey

How Far From Blackburn Bottom to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Blackburn Bottom to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Blackburn Bottom to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,770 miles [7,676.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'