Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gilley:
  • 36.974258, -83.112113
  • 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 Gilley

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

Communities Also Named Gilley ...

We found one communities that are also named Gilley.

Within Kentucky, the name Gilley is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Wise County
    • This Gilley is located in Wise County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gilley that is located in Letcher County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Gilley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilley ...

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 Laurel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
• Black Bottom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Black Bottom is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
• Chad
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chad is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
• Colts
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Colts is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colts
• Divide
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Divide is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
• Georgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Gordon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gordon is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
• Highsplint
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Highsplint is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highsplint
• Laden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Laden is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laden
• Pine Mountain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Mountain is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
• Sand Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sand Hill is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Shields
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shields is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gilley and extending to:

• Whitesburg, which is the Seat of Letcher County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gilley to Whitesburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 356 miles [572.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,825 miles [7,765.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'