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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 Deephole, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deephole 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 Deephole:
    • 38.120556, -82.677870
    • 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 Deephole
  • 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Since Deephole is near Wayne County and also Boyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd 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 Deephole

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deephole ...

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.

  • Christmas ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Christmas is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
  • Dennis ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dennis is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Evergreen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Fallsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
  • Five Forks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Five Forks is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Fort Gay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Fullers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fullers is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
  • Goldie ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Goldie is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
  • Green Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Valley is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Ivory ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ivory is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
  • Mineral Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Potters
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Potters is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
    • Providence
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Providence is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Smoky Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Smoky Valley is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
    • Stringtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Stringtown is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Torchlight ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Torchlight is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight

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

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

  • Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Deephole to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 309 miles [497.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deephole) 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 Deephole 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 Deephole. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1206, Longitude: -82.6779       In this case, the coordinates for Deephole have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.302 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.211 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.387 degrees.