Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grays Branch:
  • 38.653445, -82.876415
  • 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 Grays Branch

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grays Branch ...

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.

• Franklin Furnace
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Franklin Furnace is located in Scioto County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Furnace
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin Furnace <1>
• Frost
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Frost is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Frost
  • From Grays Branch to Frost
• Garden City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Garden City is located in Scioto County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
• Greenup
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenup is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenup
  • From Grays Branch to Greenup
• Junior Furnace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Junior Furnace is located in Scioto County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior Furnace
• Limeville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Limeville is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
• Lloyd
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lloyd is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
• Lynn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynn is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lynn
  • From Grays Branch to Lynn
• Ohio Furnace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ohio Furnace is located in Scioto County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio Furnace
• Oliver Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Oliver Station is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Station
• Sand Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sand Hill is located in Scioto County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Sunshine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunshine is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Grays Branch and extending to:

• Greenup, which is the Seat of Greenup County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Grays Branch to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 314 miles [505.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,744 miles [7,634.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'