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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 Blue Moon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Moon 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 Blue Moon:
- 37.507387, -82.697196
- 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 Blue Moon
- 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 Blue Moon is near Pike County and also Knott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knott 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 Blue Moon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Moon ...
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.
- Betsy Layne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boldman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boldman is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldman
- Dana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Drift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drift is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift
- Eastern
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
- Harold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Minnie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Printer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Blue Moon 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 Blue Moon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blue Moon and extending to:
- Prestonsburg, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Moon to Prestonsburg, 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 127 miles [204.4 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 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 6,195 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 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Moon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Blue Moon 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 Blue Moon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5074, Longitude: -82.6972 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.317 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.139 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.581 degrees. |
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