Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Florress:
  • 37.885366, -83.177119
  • 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 Florress

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Florress is near Magoffin County and also Elliott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elliott 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 Florress

Curious and Interesting Names Near Florress ...

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.

• Coffee Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Coffee Creek is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Creek
• Dingus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dingus is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
• Edna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Edna is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
• Elkfork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkfork is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
• Gordon Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gordon Ford is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Ford
• Grayfox
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Grayfox is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayfox
• Harper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Harper is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• Holliday
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Holliday is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
• Index
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Index is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
• Jones Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jones Creek is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
• Liberty Road
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Road is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Road
• Logville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Logville is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
• Continue List   (5 more) ...
  • Neal Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Neal Valley is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Valley
  • Rockhouse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockhouse is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
  • Rush Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rush Branch is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Branch
  • Silverhill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Silverhill is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
  • Stacy Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stacy Fork is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Fork

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

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

• West Liberty, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Florress 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 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 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,789 miles [7,707.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'