Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Guage:
  • 37.596204, -83.197119
  • 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 Guage

• 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 Breathitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Breathitt County
  • Since Guage is near Magoffin County and also Wolfe 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 Wolfe 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 Guage

Curious and Interesting Names Near Guage ...

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.

• Carver
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Carver is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
• Craft Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Craft Fork is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Fork
• Dale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dale is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Decoy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Decoy is located in Knott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decoy
• Fritz
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fritz is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz
• Keck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Keck is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck
• Mountain Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain Valley is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
• Press
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Press is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Press
• Right Middle Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Right Middle Fork is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Right Middle Fork
• Rock Lick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
• Tiptop
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Tiptop is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptop
• Wolf Pen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolf Pen is located in Wolfe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pen

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

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

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Breathitt County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Guage to Jackson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 345 miles [555.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'