Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Epson:
  • 37.744535, -83.217676
  • 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 Epson

• 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 Magoffin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
  • Since Epson is near Morgan County and also Wolfe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wolfe 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 Epson

Curious and Interesting Names Near Epson ...

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.

• Dale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dale is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Edna
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Edna is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
• Elsie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elsie is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
• Fritz
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fritz is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz
• Gullett
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gullett is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullett
• Harper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Harper is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• Holliday
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Holliday is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
• Right Middle Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Right Middle Fork is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Right Middle Fork
• Road Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Road Fork is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Road Fork
• Wheel Rim
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheel Rim is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel Rim
• Wheelrim Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wheelrim Fork is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelrim Fork
• Wolf Pen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolf Pen is located in Wolfe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pen

How Far From Epson 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 Epson to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Epson and extending to:

• Salyersville, which is the Seat of Magoffin County, lies just to the East.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Epson to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 344 miles [553.6 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 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'