Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Danleyton:
  • 38.491764, -82.769589
  • 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 Danleyton

• 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 Greenup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenup County
  • Since Danleyton is near Boyd County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Danleyton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Danleyton ...

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.

• Coal Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
• Flatwoods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Flatwoods is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <1>
• Green Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Valley is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Greenup
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenup is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenup
  • From Danleyton to Greenup
• Hanging Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
• Ironville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ironville is located in Boyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
• Little Garner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Garner is located in Boyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Garner
• Meads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Meads is located in Boyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads
• Naples
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Naples is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
• Raceland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Raceland is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
• Raceland Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Raceland Junction is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
• Riverview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Riverview is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Three Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Three Oaks is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks

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

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

• Greenup, which is the Seat of Greenup County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Danleyton to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 310 miles [498.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,153 miles [9,902.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,746 miles [7,637.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'