Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Etty:
  • 37.252840, -82.678490
  • 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 Etty

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Etty ...

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.

• Beefhide
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Beefhide is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
• Bucklick
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bucklick is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
• Hall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hall is located in Knott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
• Halo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Halo is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
• Harley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harley is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley
• Haymond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Haymond is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymond
• Hemphill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hemphill is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
  • Hemphill has also been known as:
  • Jackhorn
• Lick Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lick Fork is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Fork
• Lower Long Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lower Long Fork is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Long Fork
• Marshall Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Marshall Branch is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Branch
• Neon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Neon is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neon <1>
• Neon Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Neon Junction is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neon Junction
• Potters Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Potters Fork is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Fork
• Turkey Pen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Turkey Pen is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Pen

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Etty and extending to:

• Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Etty to Pikeville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 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 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'