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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 Drift, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drift and the surrounding area.
- 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 Drift:
- 37.480378, -82.747659
- 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 Drift
- 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Since Drift is near Knott County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Drift
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drift ...
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.
- Betty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Betty is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty
- Blue Moon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
- Dana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Eastern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
- Hueysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hunter
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunter is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Midas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Midas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midas
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Minnie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Porter Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Porter Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Junction
- Price
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Printer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Printer is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printer
- Raven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Teaberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
How Far From Drift 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 Drift to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Drift and extending to:
- Prestonsburg, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Drift to Prestonsburg, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 126 miles [202.8 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Drift) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Drift 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 Drift. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4804, Longitude: -82.7477 In this case, the coordinates for Drift have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.348 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.17 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.611 degrees. |
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