Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Columbiatown:
  • 37.565619, -82.189689
  • 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 Columbiatown

• 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 Columbiatown 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 Columbiatown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Columbiatown ...

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 southeast)
  • Arrow is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow
• Blackberry City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
• Board Tree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Board Tree is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Tree
• Cedar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cedar is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
• Freeburn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Freeburn is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
• Hardy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardy is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
• Lynn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynn is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
• Meathouse
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Meathouse is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meathouse
• Narrows Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Narrows Branch is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Branch
• Ransom
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ransom is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
• Stone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stone is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
• Stringtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stringtown is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Thacker
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
• Vulcan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Vulcan is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

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

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

• Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Columbiatown to Pikeville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 152 miles [244.6 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 294 miles [473.1 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 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'