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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 Elkfork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elkfork 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 Elkfork:
- 37.964810, -83.132950
- 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 Elkfork
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Elkfork is near Elliott County and also Magoffin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elliott 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 Elkfork
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elkfork ...
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.
- Bell City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Coffee Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Creek
- Crockett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Dingus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Gordon Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon Ford is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Ford
- Grayfox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grayfox is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayfox
- Jones Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Little Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little Sandy is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Logville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Lost Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lower Sandlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Sandlick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Sandlick
- Moon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Neal Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Neal Valley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Valley
- Pomp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pomp is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomp
- Redwine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redwine is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine
- Relief
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Relief is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Rockhouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockhouse is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Rush Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rush Branch is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Branch
- Sandy Hook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silverhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silverhill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
- Terryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Terryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Upper Sandlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Sandlick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandlick
How Far From Elkfork 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 Elkfork to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elkfork and extending to:
- West Liberty, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Elkfork to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 335 miles [539.1 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 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elkfork) 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 Elkfork 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 Elkfork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9648, Longitude: -83.1329 In this case, the coordinates for Elkfork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.581 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.507 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.632 degrees. |
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