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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 Eastern, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastern 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 Eastern:
- 37.517043, -82.805994
- 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 Eastern
- 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 Eastern is near Knott County and also Magoffin 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 Magoffin 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 Eastern
Communities Also Named Eastern ...
We found two communities that are also named Eastern.
Within Kentucky, the name Eastern is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Eastern lies 1,275 miles [2,051.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eastern that is located in Floyd County.
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This Eastern is located in Jefferson County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Eastern that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Eastern.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastern ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Betty is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty
- Blue Moon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
- Drift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Drift is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift
- Hippo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hippo is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hippo
- Hueysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Martin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maytown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Midas
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Midas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midas
- Minnie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Porter Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Porter Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Junction
- Printer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Printer is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printer
- Pyramid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pyramid is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyramid
How Far From Eastern to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Eastern to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eastern and extending to:
- Prestonsburg, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eastern to Prestonsburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 327 miles [526.3 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 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,788 miles [7,705.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Eastern) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Eastern 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 Eastern. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5170, Longitude: -82.8060 In this case, the coordinates for Eastern have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.383 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.216 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.625 degrees. |
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