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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Gapcreek:
    • 36.744790, -84.995228
    • 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 Gapcreek
  • 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Since Gapcreek is near Clinton County and also Pickett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickett 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 Gapcreek

Communities Also Named Gapcreek ...

We found one communities that are also named Gapcreek.

Within Kentucky, the name Gapcreek is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Gapcreek in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Gapcreek [Knox County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gapcreek ...

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.

  • Alpha
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Alpha is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Cartwright
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cartwright is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Powersburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Powersburg is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersburg
  • Savage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Savage is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Slickford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Slickford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
  • Sunnybrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sunnybrook is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
  • Susie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Susie is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susie
  • Wait
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Wait is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wait
  • Windy
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Windy is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy

How Far From Gapcreek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gapcreek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Monticello, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gapcreek to Monticello, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gapcreek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gapcreek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Gapcreek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gapcreek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7448, Longitude: -84.9952       In this case, the coordinates for Gapcreek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.712 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.628 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.777 degrees.