Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Galveston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Galveston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Galveston
- 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 Galveston:
- 37.440101, -82.628766
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Galveston
- 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Since Galveston is near Pike County and also Knott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Galveston ...
We found four communities that share the name Galveston.
Within Kentucky, the name Galveston is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- North Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Galveston ...
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.
- Bear Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Beaver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Big Card
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Big Shoal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Blue Moon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
- Boldman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Broad Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Bottom
- Broad Bottom is located in Pike County
- Fords Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Harold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Indian Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Pike County
- Little Dixie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Dixie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Little Dixie is located in Pike County
- Mayo Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Penny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Pigeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Pikeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <4>
- Price
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Robinson Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Stanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Teaberry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Titan Siding
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Titan Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titan Siding
- Titan Siding is located in Pike County
- Penny
How Far From Galveston 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 Galveston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Galveston and extending to:
- Prestonsburg, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Galveston to Prestonsburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 133 miles [214 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 319 miles [513.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Galveston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Galveston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Galveston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4401, Longitude: -82.6288 In this case, the coordinates for Galveston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Galveston could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Galveston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.276 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.082 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.573 degrees. |