Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Geigers Crossing:
  • 38.463889, -82.629166
  • 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 Geigers Crossing

• 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 Boyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd County
  • Since Geigers Crossing is near Lawrence County and also Greenup County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenup 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 Geigers Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Geigers Crossing ...

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.

• Big Sandy Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Sandy Junction is located in Boyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Junction
• Clearview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Clearview is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Coal Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
• Forestdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Forestdale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Ironville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ironville is located in Boyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
• Meads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Meads is located in Boyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads
• Normal
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Normal is located in Boyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
• Riverview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverview is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sulphur Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Sunrise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sunrise is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Three Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Three Oaks is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks

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

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

• Catlettsburg, which is the Seat of Boyd County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Geigers Crossing to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 302 miles [486 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,741 miles [7,629.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'