Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Donathon:
  • 38.008889, -82.564750
  • 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 Donathon

• 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 Donathon is near Wayne County and also Martin 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 Martin 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 Donathon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Donathon ...

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.

• Brows Defeat
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brows Defeat is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brows Defeat
• Bumblebee ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
• Castle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Castle is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
• Effie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
• Evergreen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Fort Gay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
• Georges Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
• Ivory ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ivory is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
• Job
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Job is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job
• Mineral Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Patrick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Patrick is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
• Peach Orchard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Saltpetre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Saltpetre is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltpetre
  • Smoky Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Smoky Valley is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
  • Torchlight ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Torchlight is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
  • Upper Tug
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Upper Tug is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Tug

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

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

• Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Donathon to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 305 miles [490.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,167 miles [9,924.8 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>'