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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 Blackey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blackey and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Blackey:
    • 37.139980, -82.979695
    • 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 Blackey
  • 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 Letcher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher County
    • Since Blackey is near Knott County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knott County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Blackey

Communities Also Named Blackey ...

We found one communities that are also named Blackey.

Within Kentucky, the name Blackey is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Blackey in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Buchanan County
      • This Blackey is located in Buchanan County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blackey that is located in Letcher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Blackey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackey ...

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.

  • Breeding Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Breeding Creek is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Creek
  • Carbon Glow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Carbon Glow is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Glow
  • Cody
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cody is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
  • Daisy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Daisy is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Defeated Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Defeated Creek is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated Creek
  • Flint
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hot Spot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ice is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice
  • Indian Bottom
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
  • Jeremiah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingdom Come
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingdom Come is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Come
  • Kodak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kodak is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Little Colly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Colly is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Colly
    • Marshal Branch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Marshal Branch is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshal Branch
    • Redfox
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sassafras
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Skyline
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Skyline is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
    • Turkey Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Turkey Creek is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blackey and extending to:

  • Whitesburg, which is the Seat of Letcher County, lies just to the East.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Blackey 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 345 miles [555.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,812 miles [7,744.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Blackey 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 Blackey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1400, Longitude: -82.9797    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.489 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.282 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.81 degrees.