Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hackney Creek:
  • 37.371082, -82.222627
  • 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 Hackney Creek

• 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Since Hackney Creek is near Buchanan County and also Dickenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickenson 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 Hackney Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hackney Creek ...

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.

• Beaver Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Big Rock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
• Fedscreek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fedscreek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
• Honey Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Honey Fork is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Fork
• Lick Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lick Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
• Lick Creek Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lick Creek Station is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek Station
• Maxie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxie is located in Buchanan County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxie
• Mikegrady
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mikegrady is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikegrady
• Motley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Motley is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
• Paw Paw
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Paw Paw is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
• Pearly
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pearly is located in Buchanan County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearly
• Phyllis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Phyllis is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
• Republic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Republic is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
• Woodside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodside is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Hackney Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hackney Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hackney Creek to Pikeville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 155 miles [249.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 300 miles [482.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'