Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eolia:
  • 37.053709, -82.791549
  • 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 Eolia

• 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 Letcher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher County
  • Since Eolia is near Wise County and also Harlan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wise County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan 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 Eolia

Communities Also Named Eolia ...

We found one communities that are also named Eolia.

Within Kentucky, the name Eolia is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Eolia in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Pike County
    • This Eolia is located in Pike County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eolia that is located in Letcher County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Eolia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eolia ...

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.

• Bellcraft
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bellcraft is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellcraft
• Bottom Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bottom Fork is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottom Fork
• Clark ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clark is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Day
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Day is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
• Flat Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Flat Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
• Ice
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ice is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice
• Kingdom Come
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kingdom Come is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Come
• Kings Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
• Oven Fork
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Oven Fork is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
• Pardee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pardee is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
• Partridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Partridge is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
• Roaring Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Roaring Fork is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Fork

How Far From Eolia to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Eolia to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eolia and extending to:

• Whitesburg, which is the Seat of Letcher County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Eolia 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 338 miles [544 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'