Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gays Creek:
  • 37.328147, -83.427683
  • 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 Gays Creek

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gays Creek ...

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.

• Beech
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Beech is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
• Bowlingtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bowlingtown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlingtown
• Confluence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Confluence is located in Leslie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
• Crockettsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crockettsville is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockettsville
• Doorway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Doorway is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doorway
• Dryhill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dryhill is located in Leslie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryhill
• Dunraven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dunraven is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunraven
• Grassy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grassy is located in Leslie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
• Krypton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Krypton is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
• Manuel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Manuel is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel
• Whoopflarea
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Whoopflarea is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whoopflarea
• Wolf Coal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolf Coal is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Coal

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

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

• Hazard, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gays Creek to Hazard, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 363 miles [584.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'