Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gapville:
  • 37.630095, -82.959055
  • 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 Gapville

• 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 Magoffin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
  • Since Gapville is near Floyd County and also Breathitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Breathitt 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 Gapville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gapville ...

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.

• Bonanza
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonanza is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
• Carver
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Carver is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
• David
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • David is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
• Fredville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fredville is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredville
• Gunlock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
• Gypsy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
• Marshallville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
• Pyramid
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pyramid is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyramid
• Sublett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sublett is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
• Tiptop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tiptop is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptop
• Waldo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Waldo is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo

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

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

• Salyersville, which is the Seat of Magoffin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gapville to Salyersville, with an average speed<2> 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 111 miles [178.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 332 miles [534.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,790 miles [7,708.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'