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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.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Goodloe
Communities Also Named Goodloe ...
We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
- Virginia
- Lee County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Goodloe [Lee County].
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)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- 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 <2>
- Bonanza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Cliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cliff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
- David
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Eastern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
- Fredville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fredville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredville
- Gapville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Gunlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Gypsy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hippo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hippo is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hippo
- Hueysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Maytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Midas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midas
- Pyramid
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pyramid is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyramid
- Waldo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Watergap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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<3> 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]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Goodloe to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Goodloe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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.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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.417 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.268 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.623 degrees. |
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