Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gasper:
  • 36.950043, -86.741940
  • 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 Gasper

• 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
  • Since Gasper is near Butler County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Gasper

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gasper ...

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.

• Blue Level
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Blue Level is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Level
• Boston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Boston is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Buffalo Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo Fork is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Fork
• Dennis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dennis is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
• Dimple
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dimple is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple
• Edwards
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Edwards is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
• Henrysville ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Henrysville is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
• Homer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Homer is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
• Lewisburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lewisburg is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <1>
• Lost City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lost City is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
• Rockfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rockfield is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
• Sugar Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove

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

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

• Russellville, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gasper to Russellville, 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 133 miles [214 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 545 miles [877.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,982 miles [8,017.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'