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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Calloway Branch:
    • 37.496965, -82.200857
    • 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 Calloway 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
    • Since Calloway Branch is near Mingo County and also Buchanan 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 Buchanan 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 Calloway Branch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Calloway 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.

  • Arrow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Arrow is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow
  • Board Tree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Board Tree is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Tree
  • Cedar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
  • Fedscreek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fedscreek is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
  • Freeburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hurricane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hurricane is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Ira
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ira is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
  • Jamboree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jamboree is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree
  • Lynn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lynn is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Majestic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Majestic is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
  • Meathouse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Meathouse is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meathouse
  • Motley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Motley is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • New Thacker ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • New Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Thacker
    • Paw Paw
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ransom
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Stone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Stone is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
    • Stopover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Stopover is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
    • Thacker
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Vulcan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Vulcan is located in Mingo County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Calloway Branch and extending to:

  • Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Calloway Branch to Pikeville, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 153 miles [246.2 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 296 miles [476.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Calloway Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Calloway Branch 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 Calloway Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4970, Longitude: -82.2009    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.017 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.794 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.374 degrees.