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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elkfork
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Elliott County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Coffee Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Creek
- Coffee Creek is located in Morgan County
- Crockett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Dingus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Gordon Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Ford
- Gordon Ford is located in Morgan County
- Grayfox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Jones Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Jones Creek is located in Morgan County
- Little Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Little Sandy is located in Elliott County
- Logville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Lost Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Morgan County
- Lower Sandlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Sandlick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Sandlick
- Lower Sandlick is located in Morgan County
- Moon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Continue List (10 more) ...
- Neal Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Valley
- Neal Valley is located in Morgan County
- Pomp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Redwine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Relief
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Rockhouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Rush Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Branch
- Rush Branch is located in Morgan County
- Sandy Hook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <3>
- Silverhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
- Silverhill is located in Morgan County
- Terryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Terryville is located in Lawrence County
- Upper Sandlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Sandlick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandlick
- Upper Sandlick is located in Morgan County
- Neal Valley
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<4> 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]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Elkfork to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elkfork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elkfork) to Point B.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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.581 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.507 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.632 degrees. |