Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fedscreek:
  • 37.403441, -82.245141
  • 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 Fedscreek

• 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 Fedscreek is near Buchanan County and also Dickenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickenson 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 Fedscreek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fedscreek ...

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.

• Beaver Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Big Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
• Honey Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Honey Fork is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Fork
• Hurricane Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hurricane Branch is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Branch
• Lick Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lick Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
• Lick Creek Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lick Creek Station is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek Station
• Mikegrady
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mikegrady is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikegrady
• Motley
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Motley is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
• Paw Paw
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Paw Paw is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
• Phyllis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Phyllis is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
• Republic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Republic is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
• Woodside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Woodside is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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

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

• Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fedscreek to Pikeville, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 153 miles [246.2 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'