Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Goodloe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goodloe and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Goodloe
- 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 Goodloe:
- 37.603555, -82.862792
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Goodloe
- 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Since Goodloe is near Magoffin County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
- eBird sighting report for Johnson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Goodloe ...
We found one communities that share the name Goodloe.
Within Kentucky, the name Goodloe is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Goodloe in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodloe ...
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.
- Allen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
- Bonanza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Cliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - David
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Eastern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Fredville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Gapville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Gunlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Gypsy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Hippo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Hueysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hueysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueysville
- Hueysville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hueysville <3>
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <3>
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Maytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Midas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Pyramid
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Waldo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Watergap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Maytown
How Far From Goodloe 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 Goodloe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Goodloe and extending to:
- Prestonsburg, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<4> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Goodloe to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>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 328 miles [527.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goodloe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Goodloe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goodloe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goodloe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6036, Longitude: -82.8628 In this case, the coordinates for Goodloe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Goodloe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.417 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.268 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.623 degrees. |